Hakuho presents blood-donation car to Red Cross

Hakuho presents blood-donation car to Red Cross

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (C) presents a blood-donation vehicle to the Japanese Red Cross Society in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2014, taking over the role played by the late sumo great Taiho, whose real name was Koki Naya, for about 40 years from 1969. Naya's wife Yoshiko (L) also attends the presentation ceremony.

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