Asashoryu performs ring ritual at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine

Asashoryu performs ring ritual at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (R) performs a sumo ring ritual at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 5 ahead of the New Year's sumo tournament with some 3,000 visitors looking at the ceremony.

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