Akebono, the first non-Japanese grand champion or "yokozuna" of sumo wrestling, died of heart failure this month at age 54, said his family in a statement received by the office of Hawaiian Governor ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii sports legend Akebono Taro, who made history when he became the first non-Japanese-born sumo wrestler to reach the sport’s highest title, has died. He was 54.

He said in a post on X that the wrestler, who was 203cm (6ft 8in) tall and weighed 233kg (514lb) at his heaviest, was “a giant in the world of sumo, a proud Hawaiian and a bridge between the ...

Hawaiian-born Taro Akebono, Japan's top Sumo wrestler, takes part in a ceremony in the ring prior to competition in Vancouver, British Columbia, on June 6, 1998. Hawaii-born Akebono, one of the ...

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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 ...

Hawaiian-born Taro Akebono, Japan's top Sumo wrestler shown in this June 6, 1998, file photo, died earlier this month of heart failure while receiving care at a hospital in Tokyo. Akebono Taro ...

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 ...