Bulgarian sumo wrester Kotooshu works out at sumo training in the suburbs of Tokyo
Bulgarian sumo wrester Kotooshu stands during sumo training at Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, in the suburbs of Tokyo December 14, 2005. The towering Bulgarian has become the first European to rise to sumo's second-highest rank, "ozeki," last month. REUTERS/Toshiyuki Aizawa