Sumo legend Taro Akebono, who drove a resurgence in the ... wrestler passed away in a Tokyo hospital earlier this month, his family said in a statement. A towering figure of the sport, both ...

Taro Akebono, the first foreign-born yokozuna and later a mixed martial artist and pro wrestler, died of heart failure in early April at a hospital near Tokyo, according to a source close to him.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii sports legend Akebono Taro, who made history when he ... Josh Green also offered his condolences to Akebono’s family, saying the athlete inspired countless ...

Akebono was raised in Hawaii and became the first foreign-born sumo star to reach the level of "yokozuna," or grand champion ...