Forty sumo wrestlers, in Hong Kong for the city’s first competition in 1993, enjoyed dim sum for breakfast before a stroll in Kowloon, and lunch with 100 star-struck Japan Airlines cabin crew. Photo: SCMP
Forty sumo wrestlers, in Hong Kong for the city’s first competition in 1993, enjoyed dim sum for breakfast before a stroll in Kowloon, and lunch with 100 star-struck Japan Airlines cabin crew. Photo: SCMP
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When sumo wrestlers visited Hong Kong for a 2-day tournament, and had lunch with excited Japan Airlines cabin crew

  • The sumo wrestlers, in Hong Kong for the city’s first competition in 1993, had dim sum for breakfast, before strolling around Kowloon
  • They ate lunch at the Kowloon Shangri-La with 100 star-struck cabin crew from Japan Airlines. Famous Hawaiian sumo wrestler Akebono won the tournament

Dave Besseling

Updated: 3:18pm, 7 Feb, 2023

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Forty sumo wrestlers, in Hong Kong for the city’s first competition in 1993, enjoyed dim sum for breakfast before a stroll in Kowloon, and lunch with 100 star-struck Japan Airlines cabin crew. Photo: SCMP
Forty sumo wrestlers, in Hong Kong for the city’s first competition in 1993, enjoyed dim sum for breakfast before a stroll in Kowloon, and lunch with 100 star-struck Japan Airlines cabin crew. Photo: SCMP
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