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I Can't Stop Watching This Sumo Wrestler Sign Autographs

BuzzFeed | December 6, 2018

Related Topics: Autograph, Japan, Takayasu Akira, Rikishi, Kurume, Wrestling, Twitter, Digital Equipment Corporation

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Twitter: @sumokyokai / Via Twitter: @sumokyokai

According to Johnny Suputama, founder of Spoon & Tamago, "wrestlers were considered sacred warriors and their hand prints were good-luck charms, which is how they became collector's items."

Twitter: @sumokyokai / Via Twitter: @sumokyokai

Takayasu is a professional sumo wrestler who has won multiple awards and prizes in the sport.

Twitter: @sumokyokai / Via Twitter: @sumokyokai

In a video posted to the @sumokyokai twitter account, Takayasu can be seen "signing" autographs that will be sold to fans.

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