Statue of yokozuna Taiho set to leave for birthplace in Russia

Statue of yokozuna Taiho set to leave for birthplace in Russia

AKITA, Japan - Photo taken on July 11, 2014, in Ogata in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Akita shows a bronze statue of sumo legend Taiho, who won a record 32 tournaments and died last year at age 72, and his wife Yoshiko Naya. The statue will soon be shipped to Sakhalin, his birthplace in eastern Russia, where it is to be erected. (Kyodo)

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