Asashoryu recommended to be promoted to yokozuna

Asashoryu recommended to be promoted to yokozuna

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Asashoryu smiles at a press conference at his Takasago stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Jan. 27 after he was recommended by the Yokozuna Deliberation Council to be promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna.

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