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Dave Hueston
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Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 25, 2010
Hakuho secures title
NAGOYA — Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho clinched his 15th career title in anticlimactic fashion at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday. But he still got an extra bonus of extending his miraculous winning streak to 46 bouts to place him alone in third on sumo's all-time list.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2010
Musashimaru blasts gamblers
NAGOYA — Former grand champion Musashimaru has no pity for the likes of Kotomitsuki, the ozeki recently banned for life from sumo after he admitted gambling on pro baseball games.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 24, 2010
Unbeaten Hakuho in position to nab 15th career title
NAGOYA — Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho had to hold off his title celebrations at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday, despite handily beating Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu to match the third-longest winning streak in sumo history.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 23, 2010
Hakuho's streak at 44 and counting
NAGOYA — Mongolian grand champion Hakuho moved within one win of matching former yokozuna great Taiho's 45-bout winning streak on Thursday, overpowering rank-and-filer Kitataiki on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 22, 2010
Dominating Hakuho marching toward title
NAGOYA — At this point there are few, if any, left from the tattered ranks who can stop Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho as he zeroes in on his 15th career title in sole possession of the lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 21, 2010
Hakuho's streak hits 42
NAGOYA — Mongolian grand champion Hakuho escaped his biggest scare thus far, warding off a fierce challenge from sekiwake Kisenosato to remain in a share of the lead on the 10th day of action at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 20, 2010
Hakuho still in charge after comfortable win
NAGOYA — Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho devoured in-form countryman Kakuryu in a comfortable win on Monday, retaining his share of the lead at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 19, 2010
Hakuho joins exclusive 40-win club in Nagoya
NAGOYA — Yokozuna Hakuho extended his winning streak to 40 bouts at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, becoming only the fourth man to achieve the feat in the history of the ancient sport.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 18, 2010
Kakuryu, Homasho stay in hunt for title
Two rank-and-filer wrestlers are making headlines at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, shrugging off the pressure of a gambling scandal rocking the ancient Japanese sport.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 17, 2010
Hakuho, trio still unbeaten
NAGOYA — Hakuho knocked off another would-be challenger in the form of Hakuba on Friday, extending his personal winning streak to 38 bouts as he aims for a 15th career title at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 16, 2010
Hakuho rolls on
NAGOYA — There appears to be no Kryptonite that can faze the yokozuna called Hakuho.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 15, 2010
Hakuho unstoppable on basho's fourth day
NAGOYA — Yokozuna Hakuho manhandled Russian rank-and-filer Aran on Wednesday to remain undefeated and in a share of the lead on the fourth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 14, 2010
Hakuho notches 35th straight win
NAGOYA — Make that 35 straight and counting for sumo's top gun.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 13, 2010
Hakuho hits stride
NAGOYA — Hakuho is building his case as sumo's coolest yokozuna, despite a gambling scandal rocking the ancient Japanese sport.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jul 12, 2010
Nagoya meet begins amid somber mood
NAGOYA — The Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament kicked off the opening day on Sunday to a nearly packed house shaken but undeterred by a gambling scandal rocking the ancient sport.
SUMO
May 9, 2010
Hakuho stands alone as next basho dawns
As he prepares for his second basho as lone yokozuna, Hakuho appears quite content with his newfound status as king of the raised ring.
SUMO
Apr 29, 2010
Estonian Baruto aims for sumo's top rank
When you think of sumo wrestlers with killer instinct, perhaps no one was more venomous inside and out the ring than retired former yokozuna Asashoryu.
SUMO
Mar 14, 2010
Ticket sales sluggish with Asashoryu gone
OSAKA — Things just got really lonely at the top.
SUMO
Jan 10, 2010
Hakuho looks to continue dominance in 2010
As the New Year gets under way, Hakuho remains the man to beat after a record-breaking year in 2009.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 22, 2009
Sledge's slam shocks Eagles
SAPPORO — Terrmel Sledge hit a walk-off grand slam with one out in the ninth inning to lift the Nippon Ham Fighters to a 9-8 victory over the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series second stage on Wednesday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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