Kasugao anxiously wanting for sumo tour in Seoul

Kasugao anxiously wanting for sumo tour in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Kasugao (R), the country's first sumo wrestler to break into the makuuchi upper division, speaks at a news conference in Seoul on April 1, as his colleague Tosanoumi listenes. Kasugao, whose real name is Kim Sang Taek, said, ''I want to introduce sumo's traditional culture to South Korea,'' during an exhibition to be held June 14 and 15 at Chamshil indoor gymnasium.

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