Former ozeki Hokutenyu, who held sumo's second-highest rank for 44 tournaments -- the second longest in sumo history after former grand champion Takanohana -- died of kidney cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Friday at the age of 45.
Former ozeki Hokutenyu, who held sumo's second-highest rank for 44 tournaments -- the second longest in sumo history after former grand champion Takanohana -- died of kidney cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Friday at the age of 45.
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