Ex-yokozuna Akebono to quit sumo association

Ex-yokozuna Akebono to quit sumo association

TOKYO, Japan - Hawaiian-born Taro Akebono (file photo), the first non-Japanese yokozuna, or sumo grand champion, has decided to retire from sumo, his stable master Azumazeki said Nov. 6.

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