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YOKOZUNA

Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 2, 2022
Sumo's off-months aren't so quiet, if you know where to look
Retirement ceremonies, ozeki and yokozuna promotions, JSA elections, TV variety show appearances and more all take place between honbasho.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 28, 2021
Hakuho leaves unmatchable legacy after 20 years of dominance
In submitting his retirement papers on Monday, the Mongolian-born yokozuna has brought an era-defining career of new records and unparalleled success to a close.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 21, 2021
Hakuho and Terunofuji bout evokes memories of past sporting greats
Shots of the pair in action captured a moment truly significant to Japan's national sport.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 7, 2021
Sumo's greatest comeback story could end in white rope for Terunofuji
The ozeki will find himself in one of the most exclusive clubs in all of sport if he manages to get the championship — or equivalent — needed to earn yokozuna promotion.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 2, 2021
Dual yokozuna promotion could join list of recent rare events in sumo
The possibility remains that ozeki Terunofuji and Takakeisho could both be offered the white rope depending on how results pan out at next month's Nagoya Basho.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 3, 2021
Interesting facts about sumo's 13 living former yokozuna
With the passing of Tochinoumi on Jan. 29 there are now just 15 surviving active or retired yokozuna.
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Jan 26, 2020
Kashiwado carved out place despite presence of legend
There have been a few rikishi in the history of sumo whose careers have been akin to supermassive black holes — so overwhelmingly dominant that nothing can escape their presence.
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Nov 11, 2019
Hakuho's many accomplishments make him the greatest of all time
Sumo has been around in various forms for over 2,000 years.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 19, 2019
Retirement ceremonies often full of emotion
It's no secret that difficulty in procuring tickets is one of the main hurdles preventing overseas visitors from being able to watch sumo in person.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 12, 2019
Predicting next yokozuna a formidable task
When veteran sumo journalists get together and the conversation turns, as it inevitability does, to up-and-coming wrestlers, talk is rarely of who will be the next yokozuna.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 7, 2019
Sumo lacks marquee rivalries of recent times
The upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament seems to have everything going for it.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 16, 2019
Despite injuries, Kisenosato embodied rikishi ideals
Kisenosato's retirement, while both inevitable and expected, casts a pall over the ongoing tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 25, 2017
Kisenosato becomes first Japanese-born yokozuna in almost two decades
Unlike during tournaments, an occasional smile crept across Kisenosato's face.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 4, 2016
The struggles of a local sumo hero
An oft-repeated question these days, and one not necessarily confined to sports media, is whether 29-year-old wrestler Kisenosato will make it to sumo's highest rank. Or is he destined to remain a perennial bridesmaid?
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.
SPORTS / YEAR IN REVIEW 2013
Dec 25, 2013
A look back at the year's top 10 Japan sports stories
Japan Times editors selected these domestic sports stories as the most important of 2013.
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.

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