U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) meets former sumo wrestling champion Konishiki (L) after her arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo March 18, 2005. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama
Posted on 03/18/2005 9:44:40 PM PST by HAL9000
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) meets former sumo wrestling champion Konishiki (L) after her arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo March 18, 2005. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice(R) hugs former sumo wrestling champion Konishiki after her arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo March 18, 2005. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) hugs Hawaii-born former sumo champion Konishiki upon her arrival at Tokyo. Rice called on North Korea to return 'immediately' to talks on its nuclear ambitions and said Pyongyang's ally China had responsibility for restarting negotiations(AFP/Yoshikazu Tsuno)
If I weighed 500 pounds, I wouldn't consider myself lucky. :)
I've met him before, on Maui. He's a super nice guy, a gentle giant type.
The Japanese are very big on Rice.
That second photo is hilarious! That is a big hug and he could pick her up like a doll. LOL
I wonder if Konishiki is a stockholder in the new Japanese gum?
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"The Japanese are very big on Rice." LOL
We finally have a GOP-friendly answer to Michael Moore.
Very good.
heck, he almost looks skinny compared to his prime stomping days, must be the outfit. ;-)
"heck, he almost looks skinny ... must be the outfit. ;-)"
Any man would look better next to lovely Condi!
Konishiki is Hawaiian.
From Hawaii but he took Japanese citizenship a few years back, I believe. But I don't think the comment was meant to be about him (solely).
She may decline, but in another year, Condi could rule the world!
I feel like Grasshopper....
Sorry. I was under the assumption that he was referring to ethnicity. In either case I was wrong... He's actually Samoan aka Salevaa Atisanoe.
Hey, thanks for the pictures of Akebono. Condi knows her sumo. While Konishiki was a star, Akebono was DA MAN. Gotta love a woman who likes sumo.
That's true and is a really important part of his identity to him.
You're most welcome.
I used to watch the tournaments on Japanese TV a long time ago when I was on the Rock.. and years later.
To most folks, it's just some big fellars in diapie-wraps bumping and grinding and grunting,, but there is an art and a regimen and hierarchy within the sport that has its roots going back a long way.
The caloric intake is horrendous to sustain the weight needed to really toss fellars around and out of the ring.
He's from Hawaii....
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