Mitoizumi has topknot removed in ceremony

Mitoizumi has topknot removed in ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Former sekiwake Mitoizumi has his topknot removed by stable master Takasago in a sumo retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on June 9. Mitoizumi will continue to coach at the Takasago stable as sumo elder Nishikido.

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