Japan’s Dennis Rodman? An Ex-Wrestler, Politician and 32-Time Guest of North Korea Antonio Inoki, a 74-year-old lawmaker, was once one of Japan’s best-known professional wrestlers. He says he wants to establish peace with North Korea “through sports diplomacy.”Credit...Kazuhiro Yokozeki for The New York Times TOKYO — Forty-one years ago, Antonio Inoki, one of Japan’s most popular professional wres
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