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Wrestler becomes first Japanese man since 2017 to reach sumo's highest rank

Wrestler becomes first Japanese man since 2017 to reach sumo's highest rank

A Japanese national was promoted Wednesday to the rank of yokozuna, the highest in the Japanese wrestling sport of sumo, for the first time in eight years.

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