Grand Sumo Autumn Tournament Presentation of the Prime Minister's Cup
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Photograph of Prime Minister Hatoyama handing the Prime Minister's Cup to Yokozuna Asashoryu (Photo courtesy: Kyodo News)
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama watched the Grand Sumo Autumn Tournament
at Ryogoku Kokugikan and presented an award and the Prime Minister's
Cup to sumo wrestler Yokozuna Asashoryu, the top winner of the
tournament. Prime Minister Hatoyama congratulated Asashoryu, whose
birthday coincided with this day, saying, "Congratulations," and handed
to him the Prime Minister's Cup, which weighs more than 40kg.