More unfortunate news out of Japan this week, as beloved onetime sumo egg-baby Akebono has been hospitalized and placed in a medically-induced coma. This, of course, comes on the heels of serious ...

American-born sumo wrestling legend Taro Akebono, who famously appeared at WrestleMania two decades ago, is dead at age 54. The New York Times reports Akebono died of heart failure in early April ...

Akebono Tarō (May 8, 1969 – April 10, 2024) was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by ...

Royce Gracie, UFC legend joins Keyshawn Johnson on the All Facts No Brakes podcast where he recalls a time fighting legendary sumo wrestler Akebono Tarō. Akebono stood at a towering 6 ft, 8 in and ...

Tarō Akebono, the first foreign-born Sumo champion who made a splash at WrestleMania 21, died at age 54. The Hawaii native died of heart failure in early April, the New York Times reported. Born ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Ohana Hale Marketplace (OHM) closed on Saturday, April 16. Vendors who have been there since the establishment took over what used to be Sports Authority back in 2018 said it’s the ...