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SUMO SCRIBBLINGS

Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jan 9, 2015
History in the making as Hakuho goes for 33 championships
The eyes of a nation will be on yokozuna Hakuho when he walks out for his bout on Sunday at Ryogoku’s Kokugikan Stadium.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Dec 2, 2014
Hakuho stands shoulder to shoulder with sumo’s greatest
Much has been made about Hakuho coming from behind in Fukuoka last week to claim his latest Emperor’s Cup. And rightly so.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Nov 7, 2014
Kyushu Basho 2014: A tale of two Mongolians
There are two men to watch when the action gets underway at sumo’s final basho of 2014, down in Fukuoka on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Oct 2, 2014
Hakuho equals Chiyonofuji on all-time greatest list, but leaves the limelight for Ichinojo to enjoy
In years to come, the 2014 Aki Basho will most likely be remembered as the tournament in which makunouchi’s Mongolian new boy Ichinojo made arguably the biggest splash in a top flight debut in living memory.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Sep 14, 2014
Hakuho and Goeido fight for sumo fans' attention
While most sumo fans will be looking at the Sept. 14-28 Aki Basho to see whether or not yokozuna Hakuho will add to his tally of 30 yusho to date, surprisingly there is more to the tournament than this. Yes, another yusho for Hakuho could bring him level with the legendary Chiyonofuji, and yes that would leave him just one shy of Taiho’s all-time record of 32 yusho.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jul 15, 2014
Will Nagoya put Hakuho within reach of Taiho's 32-yusho record?
With 29 Emperor's Cup wins to date, yokozuna Hakuho is already the third most successful grand champion in the almost 260 years of sumo's recorded history. Only Taiho, who was primarily active through the 1960s with 32 wins, and Chiyonofuji, active from the 1970s to the early '90s with 31 wins, stand between the sport's best ever non-Japanese rikishi and the title of "best ever." Or so people think.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Mar 28, 2014
Kakuryu secures promotion to yokozuna, but will he now revert to form?
In the days since he defeated fellow ozeki Kotoshogiku to win his first makunouchi championship at the Haru Basho in Osaka on Sunday March 23, new Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu has been getting used to the helter-skelter off the dohyo lifestyle he will have for the rest of his sumo career.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Mar 7, 2014
As Kakuryu eyes promotion, Haru Basho to test yokozuna Harumafuji's mettle
With Sunday the first day of the 2014, Haru Basho in Japan’s third most populous city of Osaka, many fans and commentators will be looking at Kakuryu’s quest to win his first ever yusho, and, if successful, the resulting talk of promoting him to yokozuna.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Feb 28, 2014
Another nail in the coffin of amateur sumo
Sumo currently exists in two forms around the world. Most famous, of course, is the Tokyo-based professional sport led by yokozuna Hakuho, et al. However, the amateur version, often termed “amasumo” in abbreviated form, is of interest to many in nations that lack direct access to Japanese broadcasts.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jan 28, 2014
Kisenosato injury hands yokozuna quest baton to Kakuryu
Going into the 2014 Hatsu Basho all eyes were on ozeki Kisenosato and his quest to be promoted to yokozuna.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jan 12, 2014
Hatsu 2014: Now or never for Kisenosato
When he first shot through the ranks in the mid 2000s, more than a few fans and commentators had Kisenosato penciled in as a future yokozuna.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Dec 2, 2013
Little-man sumo pays off for Harumafuji
It was without doubt one of the most disappointing yokozuna-yokozuna bouts in recent years.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Nov 8, 2013
Kyushu Basho 2013 – a tale of two newbies
In Japanese sporting circles, mention of the name Endo has, for the past few years, come with images of national soccer team and Gamba Osaka player Yasuhito Endo. All that is about to change.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Sep 30, 2013
While Hakuho chalks up another victory, Harumafuji's future grows less certain
And then there were 27 — little replicas of the Emperor's Cup atop the yokozuna's mantelpiece that is.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Sep 14, 2013
As Baruto heads out and Kisenosato aims upward, Hiroshima is one to watch
In the runup to the Sept. 15u201329 Aki Basho sumo headlines have been dominated by the decision of former ozeki Baruto of Onoe Beya to call time on a nine year career peppered by injuries, and containing brief but highly memorable flashes of brilliance.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Sep 10, 2013
Is sumo’s lost decade finally coming to an end?
Many long-time sumo fans trace the origins of the decline of sumo in the modern era back to a decision made in January 2003 by Takanohana to call it quits and hang up his mawashi.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jul 22, 2013
Hakuho moves past Asashoryu to third on the all-time greatest list
On July 21, yokozuna Hakuho became the third most successful rikishi in the modern era, even if his 26th yusho victory since first holding aloft the Emperor's Cup 42 tournaments ago came with something of a bittersweet aftertaste.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jul 4, 2013
Will Hakuho prove the party-pooper in Kisenosato's quest?
Hakuho, sumo's best grand champion in the past 25 years, will be aiming to win his fourth Nagoya Basho since being promoted to the top rank in 2007, and his 26th overall. Some would say this will be the toughest basho he has faced as a yokozuna.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jun 6, 2013
Nagoya to be testing ground for a trio of sumo titans
As Hakuho continues chalking up championships almost at will, mention of the 'other' yokozuna — Harumafuji (11-4) — in some sumo circles is now met with heads being shaken.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
May 1, 2013
Is Hakuho on his way to becoming the greatest ever?
On sumo's list of all-time yusho winners, Hakuho currently stands tied with Kitanoumi on 24 championships to date. Just three men stand between the Mongolian and the all-time record: Asashoryu at 25, Chiyonofuji at 31 and Taiho at 32.
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The National Diet building in Tokyo
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From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
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A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
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Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
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A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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