Japan's sumo fans welcome Trump Trophy but wish he'd sit cross-legged


College students work out at the Sumo wrestling club at Nippon Sports Science University in Tokyo, Japan May 20, 2019. Picture taken May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato

TOKYO (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump can expect a warm welcome from the sumo wrestling community when he presents a custom-made "Trump Award" to the winner of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 26.

However, with Trump expected to view the bouts from a chair instead of sitting cross-legged on a cushion as ringside viewers typically do, some fans have been left upset at his special treatment.

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