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Kotooshu receives highest award in Bulgaria

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria-born sumo wrestler Kotooshu (2nd from R) is photographed with people including his family at the office of Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov in Sofia on July 28. The ozeki whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov was awarded the Stara Planina Order First Class, the country's highest government award.

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Kotooshu receives Bulgaria's top honor

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria-born sumo wrestler Kotooshu (R) shakes hands with Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov at the presidential office in Sofia on July 28. The ozeki, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, was awarded the Stara Planina Order First Class, the country's highest government award.

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Kotooshu receives Bulgaria's top honor

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria-born sumo wrestler Kotooshu (R) is given the medal of the Stara Planina Order First Class, the country's highest government award, by President Georgi Parvanov at the presidential office in Sofia on July 28. The wrestler, whose real name is Kaloyan Mahlyanov, holds the second-highest rank in Japanese sumo of ozeki.

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Japan, Bulgaria agree to boost economic ties

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso shake hands at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo prior to their talks.

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Bulgarian President Parvanov meets sumo wrestler Kotooshu

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (2nd from L) shakes hands with Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu during a dinner party at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Jan. 26, with Parvanov's wife Zorka (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (2nd from R) looking on.

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Emperor, empress meet with Bulgarian president and his wife

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) talks with visiting Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (3rd from L) while Empress Michiko (R) talks with Parvanov's wife Zorka (3rd from R) at the imperial palace in Tokyo on Jan. 26. (Pool photo)

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Bulgarian President Parvanov meets sumo wrestler Kotooshu

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (2nd from L) shakes hands with Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu during a dinner party at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Jan. 26, with Parvanov's wife Zorka (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso (2nd from R) looking on. (Kyodo)

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Japan, Bulgaria agree to boost economic ties

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso shake hands at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo prior to their talks. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress meet with Bulgarian president and his wife

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) talks with visiting Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov (3rd from L) while Empress Michiko (R) talks with Parvanov's wife Zorka (3rd from R) at the imperial palace in Tokyo on Jan. 26. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)