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Chad Rowan left his home in rural Hawaii for Tokyo with visions of becoming a star athlete in Japan's national sport, sumo. Five years later, he became the first gaijin to advance to sumo's top rank, yokozuna. This book chronicles the events leading to that improbable scene, tracing his life from his Hawaii upbringing to his retirement ceremony.

Gaijin Yokozuna A Biography of Chad Rowan A

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      Publisher University of Hawai'i Press
      Published 5/30/2006 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780824830434
      978-0824830434
      ISBN-10 0824830431
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      Book Synopsis
      Chad Rowan left his home in rural Hawaii for Tokyo with visions of becoming a star athlete in Japan's national sport, sumo. Five years later, he became the first gaijin to advance to sumo's top rank, yokozuna. This book chronicles the events leading to that improbable scene, tracing his life from his Hawaii upbringing to his retirement ceremony.

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