Kotooshu attends topknot cutting ceremony

Kotooshu attends topknot cutting ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Kotooshu, the first European ever to win an Emperor's Cup and achieve sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, wipes his eyes during his topknot cutting ceremony on Oct. 4, 2014, in Tokyo. As Kotooshu has obtained Japanese nationality, he has shown interest in having his own sumo stable.

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