Wrestlers bring fighting diplomacy to North Korea

In a rare display of public emotion in North Korea, foreign professional wrestlers bring circus-style mayhem to Pyongyang Flamboyant Japanese wrestler-turned-politician Kanji “Antonio“ Inoki kicked off his brand of sports diplomacy in North Korea Saturday in an unusual two-day event featuring martial artists from around the world. Inoki, 71, an opposition member of Japan’s upper house with a penchant for red scarves, has travelled to the reclusive state with a host of international fighters i
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