Statue of sumo legend Taiho erected in birthplace in Russia

PORONAYSK, Russia - Photo taken Aug. 15, 2014, shows a ceremony to unveil a bronze statue of the late Japanese sumo legend Taiho in his birthplace Poronaysk in Sakhalin, eastern Russia. Toshio Kamada (far R), the Japanese sculptor who created the original mold was in attendance.

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