During his reign, other Hawaii wrestlers would also become stars ... who owns Sam’s Kitchen and bought the life-sized statue of the sumo grand champion said Akebono was a hero who leaves ...

Hawaiian-born Akebono was the first foreigner to win the highest ranking in Japan's national sport, sumo wrestling. He died in Tokyo this month, age 54. Sumo wrestling fans are mourning a former ...

By a strange twist of fate, that statue remains in Hawaii and serves as a greeting ... He was more than just a sumo wrestler in Japan. We would see him on TV and everywhere." ...

The sports and entertainment world lost an icon this week as former sumo wrestler-turned-actor Taylor Wily passed away. He was 56 years old. Born in Hawaii, Wily moved to Japan as a teenager in ...

Sumo wrestling fans are mourning a former native of Hawaii who was the first foreigner to attain the highest ranking in Japan's national sport. Akebono died of heart failure in a Tokyo hospital ...

To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. Hawaiian-born Akebono was the first foreigner to win the highest ranking in Japan's national sport, sumo wrestling. He died in Tokyo this month, age 54.

Sumo wrestling fans are mourning a former native of Hawaii who was the first foreigner to attain the highest ranking in Japan's national sport. Akebono died of heart failure in a Tokyo hospital this ...