A legend, and Japan’s first foreign, sumo, ‘Yokazuna’ dies.

RIP Taro Akebono, Hawaiian born Grand Champion of Sumo wrestling, whodied this April 2024 aged 54 years. The outpouring of respect forthis giant of a man, both physically and from his achievements in theancient ‘national sport’ of Japan, is deeply moving. The wrestler whocame to Japan as a teenager to pursue a career in one […]