TOKYO (AP) — Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of “yokozuna” — ...

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TOKYO, April 11 (Reuters) - Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the first non-Japanese grand champion or "yokozuna", died of heart failure this month in Tokyo, the sumo association said ...

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TOKYO – Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the first non-Japanese grand champion, or “yokozuna”, died of heart failure in April, the US Forces in Japan said on April 11. He was 54. The ...