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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

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    Publisher: University of Hawai'i Press
    Publication Date: 5/30/2006 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780824829414, 978-0824829414
    ISBN10: 0824829417
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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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