HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - While the world is feeling the loss of Akebono Taro, a grand champion in the sumo world, his family is mourning the man behind the legend. In Waimanalo, Akebono grew up ...

Sumo Legend Akebono Is Dead at Age 54 The death of Akebono has devastated countless friends and family members. Many individuals shared their condolences online. Rahm Emanuel, the United States ...

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.