Kakuryu inscribes name on yokozuna monument at Tokyo shrine

Kakuryu inscribes name on yokozuna monument at Tokyo shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo grand champion Kakuryu, the 71st yokozuna, poses during a ceremony to have his "shikona," or professional name as a sumo wrestler, inscribed on the "Yokozuna Rikishi Hi" stone monument next to those of his predecessors at Tomioka Hachiman Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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