Legendary sumo wrestler Akebono Taro dead at 54 from heart failure
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First foreign-born sumo wrestling grand champion Akebono dead at 54
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 announced today. He was 54.