Sumo wrestlers arrive in Taiwan for exhibition tour

Sumo wrestlers arrive in Taiwan for exhibition tour

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Mongolian-born yokozuna Asashoryu (R), along with a group of sumo wrestlers, arrives in Taiwan on Aug. 17 for a five-day exhibition tour that will include the first matches of the Japanese sport to be held in Taiwan since the end of World War II.

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