From left: Mongolian-born grand sumo champion Yokozuna Kakuryu and Hakuho, Japanese grand sumo champion Yokozuna Kisenosato, and sumo champion Takayasu clap their hands as they pray during a ritual ceremony at the start of an annual sumo tournament at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, April 16, 2018.

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