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Re: More on Korean Tour

> 
> Japan eyes first Sumo tournament in South Korea
> 
> The association has so far held Sumo events in 10 countries since the first
> overseas tour was in the former Soviet Union in 1965. It will be the first
> tour in Asia since its visit to China in 1973.
> 
Not quite true, actually. There was a jungyo tour to Hong Kong in
February 1993, but maybe that doesn't count as Asian since it was
British back then? ;-) Akebono won the two-day tournament, beating
Takanohana in the overall final.
/Maguroyama