(1)Asashoryu performs ritual at Meiji Shrine

(1)Asashoryu performs ritual at Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Asashoryu, who became the 68th yokozuna (grand champion) in sumo history and the first from Mongolia, performs the ''unryu'' style ''dohyo-iri'' ring-purification ritual in front of the hall of worship at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31.

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