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Mongolian sumo wrestler appointed goodwill tourism envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrester Kyokushuzan, flanked by Ultnasan Ulambayar (L), Mongolia's deputy minister of infrastructure, and Mongolian Ambassador to Japan Zamba Batjargal (R), poses for photos at the Mongolian Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 13 after being appointed goodwill ambassador to Japan. Kyokushuzan, whose real name is Davaa Batbayar, debuted in Japanese professional sumo in 1992.

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Sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan, wife and daughter meet press

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan, whose real name is Batvayar Davaa, met with the press after a wedding ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on May 27. Joining the one-time komusubi-ranked wrestler from the Oshima stable are his wife Prebsuren Boyanbireg (phonetic spelling) and his baby daughter Alyunzaya (phonetic).

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Mongolian sumo wrestler appointed goodwill tourism envoy

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrester Kyokushuzan, flanked by Ultnasan Ulambayar (L), Mongolia's deputy minister of infrastructure, and Mongolian Ambassador to Japan Zamba Batjargal (R), poses for photos at the Mongolian Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 13 after being appointed goodwill ambassador to Japan. Kyokushuzan, whose real name is Davaa Batbayar, debuted in Japanese professional sumo in 1992. (Kyodo)

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DIE HOHLE DES GELBEN HUNDES

DIE HOHLE DES GELBEN HUNDES aka THE CAVE OF THE YELLOW DOG BYAMBASUREN DAVAA on the set Director and Writer Byambasuren Davaa on the set DIE HOHLE DES GELBEN HUNDES Date: 2005

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Sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan, wife and daughter meet press

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Kyokushuzan, whose real name is Batvayar Davaa, met with the press after a wedding ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on May 27. Joining the one-time komusubi-ranked wrestler from the Oshima stable are his wife Prebsuren Boyanbireg (phonetic spelling) and his baby daughter Alyunzaya (phonetic).