[DOC] [TLE] Akebono Tar - Wikipedia [PAR] Akebono Tar is an American-born professional wrestler and former sumo 
wrestler from Waimnalo, Hawaii. Joining the professional sport in Japan in 1988
, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian sumo wrestler .... Akebono was one of 
the tallest sumo wrestlers ever, at 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) tall, and also ... Born, Chad 
Rowan [DOC] [TLE] FAMOUS AMERICAN AND FOREIGN SUMO WRESTLERS ... [PAR] He tried to keep the right to the name Konishiki but Japan Sumo Association ... 
Akebono won two bashos in 1993 and one each in 1994 and 1995. ... Book: 
Gaijin Yokozuna, a Biography of Chad Rowan by Mark Panek (University of 
Hawaii)... [DOC] [TLE] First U.S.-Born Sumo Champ Retires - ABC News [PAR] Jan 22, 2001 ... Born Chad Rowan, the 31-year-old Akebono first knocked on the doors of his 
American ... He knew no Japanese then, and had to adapt culturally to the harsh, 
... Now-retired Konishiki, a fellow Hawaiian, appeared well placed to win ... the 
wrestler said it was not something one described, but something that... [DOC] [TLE] PhotoGuide Japan/Akebono Tribute/Promotion to Yokozuna [PAR] Others (mostly sumo stablemasters) have only dreamed of one: a gaijin 
yokozuna. ... Akebono ("dawn" in Japanese), alias Chad Rowan from Hawaii, is 
now king of ... Currently, there are about 30 foreign rikishi (sumo wrestlers) out of 
about 800. ... Japan Sumo Association "messengers" (Takasago and 
Takadagawa) called... [DOC] [TLE] Akebono | Japanese sumo wrestler | Britannica.com [PAR] Jun 2, 2016 ... Akebono, original name Chadwick Haheo Rowan, also called (from 1996) ... 
1969, Waimanalo, Hawaii, U.S.) American-born Japanese sumo wrestler, who, ... 
Following that victory, he was promoted to yokozuna, a feat no one before him ... 
Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame - Biography of Chad "Akebono" Rowan... [DOC] [TLE] Sports | No Longer Mere Mortal -- Sumo Wrestler Chad Rowan ... [PAR] Apr 18, 1993 ... Akebono, born Chad Rowan, has fellow wrestlers as servants who follow him ... a 
snowy January day at Meiji Jingu, Tokyo's most famous Shinto shrine. ... arrived 
in Japan in 1988, fresh from dropping out of Hawaii Pacific University, ... "When I 
first came here I didn't know one word of Japanese," he said. [DOC] [TLE] Who Was the First Foreign Grand Champion in Sumo Wrestling ... [PAR] Sumo is a form of wrestling that is intimately connected with Japan's Shinto 
tradition, ... Two rikishi, or wrestlers, one who represents the east and one who 
represents the west, ... a basho was Hawaiian-born Takamiyama Daigoro, whose 
real name was ... Born Chad Rowan in Waimanalo, he was promoted in January, 
1993. [DOC] [TLE] Online dictionary of history and traditions in Japan: sumo [PAR] Page number: 1. Akebono Taro. akebonotarou akebono alternative words: 
Akebono, Taro Akebono, Chad George Rowan ... 1969 in Hawaii, he is the first 
foreign born sumo wrestler who has reached ... Chad George Rowan is his 
American name. ... The most famous example is "Sumo Basho" because sumo 
tournaments... [DOC] [TLE] Sumo wrestling struggles to find a home base - The Globe and Mail [PAR] Aug 12, 2016 ... Only one Japanese wrestler has won a professional tournament in the past 
decade. ... In other words, the current crop of amateurs is smaller than the ... 
Hawaiian Chad Rowan  better known by his sumo name Akebono... [DOC] [TLE] 11 Amazing things you probably never knew about sumo wrestling [PAR] Sep 16, 2014 ... Wrong. Read on to find out why sumo is one of the world's most gruelling and ... 
Sumo wrestlers throw salt before a match to purify the ring .... up the ranks they 
earn honorific names by which they become known. ... Akebono Taro, born Chad 
Haaheo Rowan, became the first ever ... He is a native of Hawaii. [DOC] [TLE] Sumo wrestler has put tradition on its ear - LA Times [PAR] Feb 18,

Question: Hawaiian Sumo wrestler Chad Rowan is known in Japan by this one-word name
Answer: Akebono