Sumo legend Akebono, born Chad Rowan in 1969, became the first foreign-born grand champion in Japan's sport at the age of 54. Born in 1969, he rose to prominence in the 1990s and achieved the ...
TOKYO: Akebono, a Hawaiian who was the first foreign-born sumo wrestler to become a grand champion, has died aged 54, US officials and Japanese media said Thursday. Born Chad Rowan in 1969 ...
TOKYO — 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 ...
Akebono, the first foreign-born sumo wrestler to become a grand champion, has died aged 54, U.S. officials and Japanese media said Thursday. Born Chad Rowan in Hawaii in 1969, Akebono was among the ...
Tokyo, April 11 (Jiji Press)--Former yokozuna sumo grand champion Akebono, the first foreign-born wrestler to hold the title, died of heart failure this month, it was learned Thursday. He was 54.
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.
Akebono Taro, the Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler who broke boundaries when he became the first foreigner to achieve the sport’s highest title, has died of heart failure in Tokyo, his family said in ...
TOKYO, Japan — 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 ...
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 ...
TOKYO: Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the first non-Japanese grand champion or "yokozuna", died of heart failure this month, the US Forces in Japan said on Thursday (Apr 11).
Hawaii-born Akebono, one of the greats of sumo wresting and a former grand champion, is reported to have died earlier this month of heart failure while receiving care at a hospital in Tokyo, the ...
TOKYO — 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 ...