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Sumo in Heisei Era defined by dominant foreign yokozuna

Asashoryu's win at the 2005 Kyushu Basho set three records as he clinched his seventh straight tournament, won 84 of 90 bouts during the year and became the first wrestler to win all six tournaments in a single year. | KYODO

By John Gunning

Feb 20, 2019

The upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament marks the end of an era.

Literally.

While that phrase has been used recently to describe a changing of the guard, as Hakuho's career winds down, the impending abdication of Emperor Akihito means that the March Basho will actually be the final tournament of the current Heisei Era.

Sumo in Heisei Era defined by dominant foreign yokozuna

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