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Akebono Brake Industry signboard and logo

Akebono Brake Industry signboard and logo=August 25,2025,Tokyo

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Akebono Brake Industry signboard and logo

Akebono Brake Industry signboard and logo=August 25,2025,Tokyo

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Akebono Brake Industry signboard and logo

Akebono Brake Industry signboard and logo=August 25,2025,Tokyo

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Akebono Brake Industry signage and logo

Akebono Brake Industry signage and logo=January 15,2025,Tokyo

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Akebono Brake Industry signage and logo

Akebono Brake Industry signage and logo=January 15,2025,Tokyo

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Akebono Brake Industry signage and logo

Akebono Brake Industry signage and logo=January 15,2025,Tokyo

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Sumo: Akebono

File photo taken on May 11, 2000, shows sumo grand champion Akebono.

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Funeral for ex-sumo grand champion Akebono

A funeral is held in Tokyo on April 14, 2024, for former sumo grand champion Akebono. He died of heart failure at 54 in early April.

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Funeral for ex-sumo grand champion Akebono

A funeral is held in Tokyo on April 14, 2024, for former sumo grand champion Akebono. He died of heart failure at 54 in early April.

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Former sumo grand champion Akebono dies at 54

Photo shows sumo wrestler Akebono holding the Emperor's Cup after winning his first top-division championship as a sekiwake at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan in May 1992. The former grand champion died at 54 in early April, 2024, of heart failure.

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People pose with retired 'Akebono' night train at Aomori Station

AOMORI, Japan - People pose for photos in front of the "Akebono" overnight express train after it made its final journey from Ueno Station in Tokyo to Aomori Station in northeastern Japan on March 15, 2014. East Japan Railway Co. decided to retire the "Akebono," which began operating in October 1970, due to aging train cars and a decrease in passengers.

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Last 'Akebono' night train arrives at Aomori Station

AOMORI, Japan - The last "Akebono" overnight express train from Ueno Station in Tokyo arrives at its final destination, Aomori Station in northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2014. East Japan Railway Co. decided to retire the Akebono, which began operating in October 1970, due to aging train cars and a decrease in passengers.

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Tension fills Japanese force involved in antipiracy ops

IN THE GULF OF ADEN, Djibouti - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers -- (front to back) the Sazanami, the Samidare and the Akebono -- sail in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia on June 6. The Sazanami and the Samidare have been taking part in operations to escort Japanese-related commercial vessels in waters off the Horn of Africa since late March. The Akebono is guarding the MSDF refueling ship Tokiwa deployed in the Indian Ocean to supply fuel to navy vessels from countries involved in antiterrorism efforts in Afghanistan. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Destroyer Akebono returns from mission in Arabian Sea

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A crew member of the the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Akebono holds his daughter, born while he was away from the country, on returning to the MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, from a five-month mission in the Arabian Sea on March 23.

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(2)Akebono quits sumo, to become K-1 fighter

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna Akebono (R) and popular American K-1 fighter Bob ''The Beast'' Sapp poses for photographs at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 6. Akebono said he has resigned from the Japan Sumo Association and decided to become a K-1 martial arts fighter.

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(1)Akebono quits sumo, to become K-1 fighter

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna Akebono (R) speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 6, as popular American K-1 fighter Bob ''The Beast'' Sapp (L) watches. Akebono said he has resigned from the Japan Sumo Association and decided to become a K-1 martial arts fighter.

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Ex-yokozuna Akebono to quit sumo association

TOKYO, Japan - Hawaiian-born Taro Akebono (file photo), the first non-Japanese yokozuna, or sumo grand champion, has decided to retire from sumo, his stable master Azumazeki said Nov. 6.

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New yokozuna Asashoryu practices 'dohyo-iri' ritual

TOKYO, Japan - New yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia (R) learns the dohyo-iri ring-entry ritual from former yokozuna Akebono at his Takasago stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Jan. 30. Asahoryu became the 68th yokozuna (grand champion) in sumo history and the first from Mongolia the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Ex-yokozuna Akebono campaigns against gangsters

NAGOYA, Japan - Former yokozuna Akebono takes the role of a one-day police station chief in Nagoya on Oct. 21 to help campaign against gangsters in Nakamura Ward.

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Yokozuna Takanohana takes snip of Akebono's topknot

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana prepares to take a snip at the topknot of Akebono at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 29 as the Hawaiian-born grand champion has his topknot removed in a retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Stablemaster Azumazeki removes the topknot of yokozuna Akebono

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster Azumazeki removes the topknot of sumo's first foreign-born grand champion Akebono at a retirement ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 29.

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Hawaii-born Akebono makes goodwill visit to Ehime Pref.

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Hawaii-born retired champion sumo wrestler Akebono (R) meets Ehime Gov. Moriyuki Kato at the Ehime prefectural government building in Matsuyama on April 9. Akebono visited the prefecture and expressed sympathy on behalf of Hawaiian Gov. Benjamin Cayetano to the people of Ehime Prefecture, still mourning February's sinking of the fisheries training vessel Ehime Maru by a U.S. submarine.

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Sumo elder Akebono honored by U.S. gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Hawaiian-born sumo elder and former yokozuna Akebono (C) is honored by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley (L) at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on March 29 for his longtime contribution to strengthening U.S.-Japan relations through the sport as his wife Christine Reiko and daughter Cairtlin watch. Foley handed Akebono a letter of appreciation from Secretary of State Colin Powell praising him as ''a model ambassador of goodwill in Japan.''

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Akebono back from Hawaii, apologizes for bike crash

NARITA, Japan - Newly retired yokozuna Akebono returns to Narita airport from Hawaii on Feb. 15. He immediately visited the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) in Tokyo to apologize for crashing his motorcycle while on vacation last week. Akebono, whose real name is Chad Rowan, injured his right leg and right hand when his motorcycle hit a guard rail.

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Akebono submits retirement notice to JSA

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (R), sumo's first foreign-born grand champion, and stable master Azumazeki meet the press at Tokyo's Rogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 22 after Akebono submitted his retirement notice to the Japan Sumo Association (JSA). Akebono said he can no longer compete at the level of the sport's ultimate rank.

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Akebono tenders his resignation to sumo association

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (file photo), sumo's first foreign-born grand champion, tendered his resignation to the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) on Jan. 22. The JSA accepted it. Akebono, 31, and stablemaster Azumazeki called on JSA Chairman Tokitsukaze earlier in the day to discuss the yokozuna's future. During his career, Akebono was repeatedly sidelined with knee problems and various injuries.

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Yokozuna Akebono to skip New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yokozuna Akebono, winner of November's Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. He said at his stable in Tokyo on Jan. 4 he will skip the New Year's meet that gets under way at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan from Sunday due to pain in his knees.

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Kotomitsuki new sumo supernova

MATSUDO, Japan - Kotomitsuki poses outside his Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 20 after winning promotion to sumo's third highest rank of sekiwake. Kotomitsuki, wrestling as a No. 9 maegashira, was a surprise runner-up to grand champion Akebono at last month's Kyushu tourney with a 13-2 record.

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Imperial couple visit facility for intellectually disabled

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit a facility for intellectually disabled children, Umeda Akebono Gakuen, in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Dec. 7. (Pool photo)

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Akebono clinches Kyushu sumo with win over Musashimaru

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hawaiian-born yokozuna Akebono muscles out fellow yokozuna Musashimaru at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 19 to win the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Akebono dominates the final bout to finish on a 14-1 record after watching tournament surprise Kotomitsuki post his 13th win to set up a possible playoff, provided Musashimaru would play ball.

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Yokozuna Akebono preserves lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono has little trouble with hometown favorite Kaio on Nov. 17, quickly bundling the ozeki out to preserve his lead at 12-1 with two days remaining at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Akebono takes sole lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (L) blasts out ozeki Dejima on Nov. 16 to take pole position at 11-1 in the Emperor's Cup race as fellow yokozuna Takanohana threw rank-and-filer Kotomitsuki to his second defeat at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Kotomitsuki upsets Musashimaru

FUKUOKA, Japan - No. 9 maegashira Kotomitsuki throws down grand champion Musashimaru Nov. 15 to pull off a giant-killing act and join yokozuna Akebono in a two-way lead at 10-1 in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Musashimaru slipped into a tie with yokozuna Takanohana and ozeki duo Kaio and Chiyotaikai, who all posted victories to remain one win off the pace at 9-2 with four days left of the 15-day meet at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.

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Yokozuna Akebono crashes to defeat at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Akebono (2-1) is sent sprawling to the dirt by newly promoted komusubi Wakanosato (1-2), who handed the yokozuna his first defeat at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 7. The 15-day tourney runs through Nov. 19.

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Akebono spoils final day for Musashimaru in autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Akebono (R) muscles out Musashimaru on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 17 to saddle his fellow yokozuna with his only loss of the 15-day event. Musashimaru, who had secured his eighth Emperors Cup and first title of the year on Sept. 16, finished the championship at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan with a 14-1 record while Akebono's victory lifted the Hawaiian giant to his 13th win.

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Yokozuna Akebono rams out Hayateumi in autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono rams No. 2 maegashira Hayateumi out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 12 for his ninth win against one loss in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament to remain at the heels of undefeated tourney leader Musashimaru in the chase for the Emperor's Cup.

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Ozeki Chiyotaikai rains on Akebono's parade

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Chioytaikai (R) slaps down Akebono to hand the Hawaiian-born grand champion his first defeat of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 22. Akebono wrapped his first title in more than three years by winning his 13th straight bout a day earlier at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.

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Yokozuna Akebono beats Miyabiyama to win Nagoya sumo title

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (L) forces ozeki Miyabiyama out of the ring at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 21 to clinch his 10th Emperor's Cup and first since May 1997 with two days left in the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Unbeaten yokozuna Akebono beats Oginishiki in Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Akenobo (R) shoves fourth-ranked maegashira Oginishiki to the edge of the ring on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 20. Akebono won the bout and came within one win of his 10th Emperor's Cup and first since May 1997.

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Akebono preserves lead in Nagoya Basho

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion Akebono (L) muscles out ozeki Musoyama on July 16 to keep his record perfect, at 8-0, in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament and in the sole lead heading into the second week of the 15-day event at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.

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Akebono avoids upset, still on top at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (L) comes perilously close to his first defeat before recovering to blast out Tochinohana (R) in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 14. Akebono maintained sole possession of the lead at 6-0.

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Akebono blasts to 4-0

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (L) catapults sekiwake Tochiazuma into the ringside cushions in a battle of unbeaten wrestlers at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 12. He walked away sharing the lead at 4-0 with rank-and-filer Takamisakari.

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Kaio lifts the Emperor's Cup at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Komusubi Kaio receives the Emperor's Cup after winning his first championship at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 21. Kaio finished with a 14-1 record, but had to wait until Takanohana defeated rival yokozuna Akebono in the day's last bout to be assured of the championship.

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Akebono forces out Chiyotaikai to share summer sumo lead

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (R) eases ozeki Chiyotaikai out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 20 to keep hold of his share of the lead in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. The win was Akebono's 13th against one loss, keeping the grand champion tied with komusubi Kaio for the lead heading in the 15-day tournament.

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Akebono, Kaio in two-way tie for lead

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (L) barges out speedster ozeki Dejima May 19 to improve his record to 12-1 with two days left in the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, staying in a two-way tie for the lead with komusubi Kaio.

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Kaio stops Tochinohana

TOKYO, Japan - Komusubi Kaio (R) slaps a second loss on makuuchi division newcomer Tochinohana on May 17 to remain even with grand champions Akebono and Takanohana in the chase for the Emperor's Cup at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Yokozuna Akebono flops at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono does a roly-poly as he loses to sekiwake Tochiazuma at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 9. The Hawaiian-born giant's defeat at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan left both men at 2-1 for the 15-day tourney.

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Akebono bounces Takatoriki out of ring in summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono bounces komusubi Takatoriki out of the ring and onto his behind at Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 7 to open the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a win over the winner of the spring tourney in March. The Hawaiian-born grand champion is seeking his first championship in three years.

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Akebono thrown out of autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Akebono (L) tumbles out of the ring after being thrown out by sekiwake Kaio at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo to suffer his first loss on Sept. 14. After the bout, Akebono pulled out of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament due to a leg injury.

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Akebono defeats Musoyama on first day of autumn tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Hawaiian-born yokozuna Akebono (L) defeats Musoyama on yorikiri on the first day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 12.