Sumo elder Akebono honored by U.S. gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Hawaiian-born sumo elder and former yokozuna Akebono (C) is honored by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley (L) at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on March 29 for his longtime contribution to strengthening U.S.-Japan relations through the sport as his wife Christine Reiko and daughter Cairtlin watch. Foley handed Akebono a letter of appreciation from Secretary of State Colin Powell praising him as ''a model ambassador of goodwill in Japan.''

• Product Code
• ILEA001083711

• Registered date
• 2001/3/29 00:00:00

• Credit
• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 2001 Kyodo News

• Media size
• 1864 × 1770 pixel

• Resolution
• dpi

• Deployment size
• 1.44(MB)*

• Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.