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Sumo: Training-viewing event in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, May 3 Kyodo - Sumo grand champion Kakuryu (R) heads towards fellow yokozuna Kisenosato during a training-viewing event at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 3, 2018.

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Kakuryu eyes return at summer basho

TOKYO, April 27 Kyodo - Yokozuna Kakuryu speaks at a press conference at his Izutsu stable in Tokyo on April 27, 2015. The Mongolian said he expects to return from a left shoulder injury at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in May.

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Kotoshogiku beats Kakuryu at New Year tourney

Ozeki Kotoshogiku (R) beats yokozuna Kakuryu on the 11th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 21, 2015.

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Yokozuna Kakuryu performs ring-entering rite in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Kakuryu (C) dedicates a ring-entering ritual at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine on Jan. 7, 2015, with No. 2 maegashira Ikioi (L) serving as sword bearer in a customary ceremony ahead of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening on Jan. 11 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in the Japanese capital.

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Kakuryu announces engagement to Mongolian Munkhzaya

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born yokozuna Kakuryu (R) and Dashnyam Munkhzaya attend a press conference on Jan. 6, 2015, in Tokyo to announce their engagement. The couple are expecting their first child in May.

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Kakuryu announces engagement to Mongolian Munkhzaya

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born yokozuna Kakuryu (R) and Dashnyam Munkhzaya attend a press conference on Jan. 6, 2015, in Tokyo to announce their engagement. The couple are expecting their first child in May.

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Yokozuna Hakuho mingles with Mongolian youths

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho from Mongolia plays basketball at Takushoku University's Hachioji Campus in the suburbs of Tokyo in a cultural exchange event with Mongolian students on Dec. 21, 2014. Fellow Mongolian grand champion Kakuryu also attended.

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Sumo world gets health award for promoting calisthenics

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Kakuryu (R) receives the Tanita Health Award from Japanese scale maker Tanita Corp. on behalf of the Japan Sumo Association for the popularization of its "Sumo Kenko Taiso," a set of calisthenics exercises based on sumo moves, at the Ryokoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014.

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Hakuho matches Taiho's record of 32 career c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (back) overpowers compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu during their bout on the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Hakuho captured the Emperor's Cup with a 14-1 record, matching the all-time record of 32 career championships set by Taiho.

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Hakuho matches Taiho's record of 32 career c'ships

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) forces compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu out of the ring on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Nov. 23, 2014. Hakuho won the tournament with a 14-1 record, matching the all-time record of 32 career championships set by Taiho.

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Hakuho, Kakuryu share Kyushu lead with 3 days to go

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) throws down ozeki Kisenosato on the 12th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 20, 2014, sharing the lead with compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu at the 15-day tournament with only one loss.

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Hakuho, Kakuryu share Kyushu lead with 3 days to go

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu of Mongolia slaps down ozeki Goeido on the 12th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 20, 2014, sharing the lead with compatriot yokozuna Hakuho at the 15-day tournament with only one loss.

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Kakuryu beats Ikioi at Kyushu sumo tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu of Mongolia slaps down komusubi Ikioi to remain unbeaten on the eighth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 16, 2014.

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Sumo yokozuna dedicate Dohyo Iri performances

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia performs the Dohyo Iri (Ring Entering Ritual) at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka on Nov. 2, 2014. Hakuho and the two other yokozuna -- Kakuryu and Harumafuji, who like him come from Mongolia -- dedicated their Dohyo Iri performances to the shrine before the Nov. 6 start of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the city.

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Sumo yokozuna dedicate Dohyo Iri performances

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sumo yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) performs the Dohyo Iri (Ring Entering Ritual) at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Fukuoka on Nov. 2, 2014. Hakuho and the two other yokozuna -- Kakuryu and Harumafuji, who like him come from Mongolia -- dedicated their Dohyo Iri performances to the shrine before the Nov. 6 start of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in the city.

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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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Yokozuna Hakuho clinches 31st title at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (back) brings down compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu on the final day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014. Hakuho won his 31st career championship with a 14-1 record.

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Yokozuna Hakuho clinches 31st title at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (front) brings down compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu on the final day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 28, 2014. Hakuho won his 31st career championship with a 14-1 record.

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Ichinojo beats grand champion Kakuryu

TOKYO, Japan - Ichinojo (C), a 10th-ranked maegashira, smiles as fans ask for his autograph after he beat grand champion Kakuryu in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2014. The victory leaves the 21-year-old Ichinojo, the first makuuchi debutant to beat a yokozuna since 1973, tied at 12-1 with grand champion Hakuho.

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Ichinojo beats grand champion Kakuryu

TOKYO, Japan - Ichinojo (L), a 10th-ranked maegashira, beats grand champion Kakuryu in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2014. The victory leaves the 21-year-old Ichinojo, the first makuuchi debutant to beat a yokozuna since 1973, tied at 12-1 with grand champion Hakuho.

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Ichinojo beats grand champion Kakuryu

TOKYO, Japan - Ichinojo (R), a 10th-ranked maegashira, beats grand champion Kakuryu in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2014. The victory leaves the 21-year-old Ichinojo, the first makuuchi debutant to beat a yokozuna since 1973, tied at 12-1 with grand champion Hakuho.

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Yokozuna Kakuryu suffers 2nd loss at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Kakuryu of Mongolia (L) is forced out of the ring by ozeki Kotoshogiku on the twelfth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2014, suffering his second loss.

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No stopping co-leading yokozuna at Autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu of Mongolia pulls down No. 2 maegashira Toyonoshima at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2014, day 8 of the 15-day event. Kakuryu and compatriot yokozuna Hakuho remained unbeaten.

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3 sumo grand champions visit quake-hit region

IWAKI, Japan - A trio of yokozuna (grand champions) -- (from L, front row) Kakuryu, Hakuho and Harumafuji -- pose with visitors to a gymnasium in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, in an annual sumo event to pray for early reconstruction from the 2011 quake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan.

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Kotoshogiku, Hakuho retain share of lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho holds his prize money as he leaves the ring after beating compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu on the 14th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 26, 2014. Hakuho shares the lead of the 15-day event with ozeki Kotoshogiku at 12-2.

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Kotoshogiku, Hakuho retain share of lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (R) forces compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu out of the ring on the 14th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 26, 2014. Hakuho shares the lead of the 15-day event with ozeki Kotoshogiku at 12-2.

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Kakuryu beats Takekaze at Nagoya sumo tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu (L) pushes No. 4 maegashira Takekaze out of the ring on the 11th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 23, 2014.

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Kakuryu beats Aminishiki at Nagoya Sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Kakyryu (R) pushes komusubi Aminishiki out of the ring at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 19, 2014, day 7 of the 15-day event.

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Yokozuna Kakuryu downed by Osunaarashi

NAGOYA, Japan - Osunaarashi (rear) throws yokozuna Kakuryu out of the ring during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2014.

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Harumafuji falls, Hakuho, Kakuryu still standing on 4th day

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu (L) slaps down top-ranked maegashira Shohozan in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2014, remaining unbeaten on the fourth day of the 15-day event.

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Harumafuji falls, Hakuho, Kakuryu still standing on 4th day

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) forces No. 2 maegashira Homasho out of the ring in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2014, remaining unbeaten on the fourth day of the 15-day event.

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Harumafuji falls, Hakuho, Kakuryu still standing on 4th day

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji (L) is brought down by second-ranked maegashira Yoshikaze on the fourth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2014. Harumafuji suffered his first loss in the 15-day competition.

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Kakuryu performs ring-entering ceremony in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Kakuryu performs his ring-entering ritual at the Atsuta Jingu shrine in Nagoya on July 5, 2014, with No. 1 maegashira Ikioi serving as a sword bearer, ahead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament opening on July 13. It was the first time in 14 years that three grand champions had performed ring-entering rituals at the same time.

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Yokozuna Hakuho of Mongolia 1 win away from 29th title

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) forces compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu out of the ring on the 14th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 24, 2014. With a 13-1 record, Hakuho is one win away from capturing his 29th career title.

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Yokozuna Kakuryu suffers 2nd loss at summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu of Mongolia (R) is pushed out of the ring by komusubi Chiyootori in the Summer Grand Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 17, 2014, suffering his second loss in the 15-day competition.

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Yokozuna Kakuryu suffers 2nd loss at summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu of Mongolia (L) is pushed out of the ring by komusubi Chiyootori in the Summer Grand Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 17, 2014, suffering his second loss in the 15-day competition.

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Endo beats grand champion Kakuryu at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu of Mongolia (back) is beaten by fourth-ranked maegashira Endo on the fourth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 14, 2014.

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New yokozuna Kakuryu performs ring purification ritual

TOKYO, Japan - New yokozuna Kakuryu (C) performs a traditional ring-entering ceremony in a purification ritual on the opening day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on May 11, 2014.

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Portraits of sumo tourney winners changed to digital photos

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna duo Hakuho (L) and Kakuryu stand before their brand-new digital photos at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on May 10, 2014. Starting this year, victory portraits of professional sumo tourney winners have been changed to photos due to the old age of painters.

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Yokozuna wrestlers wish children healthy growth

TOKYO, Japan - Professional sumo's three highest-ranked wrestlers, yokozunas Kakuryu (L), Hakuho (C) and Harumafuji, hold babies and toddlers at an event wishing them healthy growth in the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium in Tokyo on April 29, 2014.

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Yokozuna Kakuryu performs "dohyoiri" at Makuhari Messe

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Kakuryu performs a "dohyoiri" ring entrance ceremony during a sumo and information technology event at the Makuhari Messe international convention complex in the city of Chiba on April 26, 2014.

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Sumo association trying to attract youth of Net generation

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken March 2014 shows new yokozuna Kakuryu (R) performing in the "unryugata" style during his "dohyo-iri" ceremonial ritual at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Kakuryu, Sakana-kun join carp streamer flying ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - New yokozuna Kakuryu (2nd from L in the top row) and television personality Sakana-kun (R in the same row), along with nursery school students, pose for photos on April 21, 2014, in a carp streamer flying ceremony held at the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

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Yokozuna wrestlers

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (from L) Harumafuji, Hakuho and Kakuryu perform a ring entering ceremony at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on April 4, 2014. The top sumo wrestlers are all from Mongolia.

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Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu practices 'dohyo iri' ritual

OSAKA, Japan - Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu (2nd from R) practices the unryugata style "dohyo iri" ring-entering ritual at the lodgings of his stable, the Izutsu Beya, in Osaka, western Japan, on March 27, 2014. He is accompanied by his ceremony attendants Kagamio (R) and Ikioi (2nd from L), and gyoji Kimura Shonosuke. (Pool photo)

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Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu prepares for 'dohyo iri'

OSAKA, Japan - Newly promoted yokozuna Kakuryu (R) watches fellow sumo wrestlers as they wove a heavy, white rope belt to be donned around his waist during the "dohyo iri" ring-entering ritual, at the lodgings of his stable, the Izutsu Beya, in Osaka, western Japan, on March 27, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Kakuryu promoted to yokozuna

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Students in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, read newspapers reporting the promotion of Kakuryu, a Mongolian-born sumo wrestler in Japan, to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna, on March 26, 2014.

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Kakuryu promoted to yokozuna

OSAKA, Japan - Kakuryu (C) is congratulated by his parents in Osaka on March 26, 2014, after the Japan Sumo Association formally promoted the Mongolian-born ozeki to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in a unanimous vote earlier in the day.

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Kakuryu promoted to yokozuna

OSAKA, Japan - Kakuryu (C) is kissed by his parents in Osaka on March 26, 2014, after the Japan Sumo Association formally promoted the Mongolian-born ozeki to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in a unanimous vote earlier in the day.

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Kakuryu promoted to yokozuna

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian-born Kakuryu (top) is carried by wrestlers of his stable after a ceremony to receive a message informing him of his promotion to yokozuna, sumo's highest rank of grand champion, from the Japan Sumo Association, in Osaka on March 26, 2014.