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Place of Birth: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
About Asanosho Hajime
- Asanosho Hajime (born 23 December 1969 as Hajime Ozawa, later Hajime Ozuka) is a former sumo wrestler from Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan.
- He made his professional debut in March 1992, and reached the top division in March 1995.
- His highest rank was maegashira 2.
- He defeated yokozuna Akebono in their first meeting in March 1997 to earn his only kinboshi.
- A back injury sent him down to the sandanme division, and he decided to retire in January 2002, after suffering a detached retina.
- He became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association, but left in January 2008.
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