International newspapers mourn demise of renowned Japanese athlete ‘Kanji Inoki’, loyal to Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them

Many newspapers, news agencies and international news websites mourned the Japanese sports star loyal to Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, “Kanji Inoki”, who passed away on Saturday, October 1, 2022, at the age of 79.

The international encyclopedia “Wikipedia” highlights many of the events that “Inoki” lived, including his conversion to Islam and the doctrine of the pure Ahlulbayt, specifically in 1990 during his visit to the holy shrines in the city of Karbala, from which he decided to change his name to “Muhammad Hussein Inoki”.

Among the sports achievements of “Mohamed Hussein”, is his obtaining the World Professional Wrestling Championship “twelve times”, the first Japanese wrestling champion in heavy weight, and the first Asian athlete to win the famous (WWF) American Championship title.