Ex-yokozuna Kotozakura dies at 66

Ex-yokozuna Kotozakura dies at 66

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna and sumo elder Kotozakura (photo taken in November 2005) died at a hospital in Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 14. He was 66.

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