There was a noticeable chill in the air as sumo decamped to Kyushu for the November basho.
But while the weather may be growing colder, inside the ring, things have been heating up.
After a year that began with the retirement of Terunofuji — something which briefly left sumo without a yokozuna — two powerful young yokozuna lead the way as 2025 draws to a close.
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