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RIKISHI FILES
SUMO
Mar 22, 2020
‘You Only Live Twice’ participant Fujinishiki stood on top of sumo’s fourth-highest rank
Who is the greatest yokozuna of all time?
SUMO
Mar 21, 2020
Kototenzan struggled with sumo lifestyle, but found stardom in pro wrestling
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SUMO
Mar 19, 2020
Tough training in high school forged Mongolian Ichinojo
One of the strongest sumo high schools in Japan is Tottori Johoku.
SUMO
Mar 18, 2020
Akinoshima had decorated career as part of sumo’s dominant stable
Yesterday’s Rikishi File was a profile of Kotonishiki — a former sekiwake who is second all-time in the number of special prizes won, with 18.
SUMO
Mar 17, 2020
Kotonishiki experienced historic success without reaching
ozeki
Of the four ranks in sumo’s top division, komusubi is the one at which a rikishi is least likely to win a championship.
SUMO
Mar 16, 2020
Oshio’s career in ring had longevity, but limited success
Without checking, do you know who has fought the most bouts in professional sumo history?
SUMO
Mar 15, 2020
Kotozakura had limited run as yokozuna but successful tenure as stablemaster
Quick question.
SUMO
Mar 14, 2020
Takanobori made unusual entry into sumo
Takanobori is probably the only rikishi in history recruited into sumo as a result of winning a bicycle race.
SUMO
Mar 13, 2020
University sumo product Myogiryu blossoming in 30s
There are currently seven Nippon Sport Science University graduates in professional sumo.
SUMO
Mar 12, 2020
Roho’s career defined by unsavory incidents
Since September 2018, there are officially no Russians in professional sumo.
SUMO
Mar 11, 2020
Former yokozuna Onokuni now acts as JSA’s public face
Shibatayama stablemaster is one of the more visible members of the Japan Sumo Association’s board of directors.
SUMO
Mar 10, 2020
Despite goofball reputation, Takamisakari had solid career
When Takamisakari called it a day back in 2013, this paper carried a headline declaring that the “clown prince of sumo” had retired, while Kyodo News opened with a line that called the former komusubi’s pre-bout rituals “goofball antics.”
SUMO
Mar 9, 2020
Undervalued Gagamaru has had solid career in raised ring
To date, four men from the country of Georgia have become sumo wrestlers in Japan.
SUMO
Mar 8, 2020
Lightweight Terao defied odds in long career
Sumo is an extremely physical sport with injury an ever-present risk for its participants.
SUMO
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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
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Rikishi Files
Jan 25, 2020
Kyokutenho was a trailblazer
In 1991, though most people didn’t realize it at the time, the Oshima stablemaster made a decision that would dramatically alter the course of sumo over the next several decades.
SUMO
Jan 24, 2020
Sentoryu embodied colorful sumo nickname
Since Takamiyama first blazed a trail to Japan in 1964, 30 other Americans have followed the giant Hawaiian into professional sumo.
SUMO
Jan 23, 2020
Hanakaze’s longevity moves into fifth decade
In March 1986, while Mike Ditka, Walter Payton and William “The Refrigerator” Perry and the rest of the Chicago Bears were still celebrating their Super Bowl XX mauling of the New England Patriots two-plus months earlier, in Osaka a young man named Daisaku Yamaguchi made his professional sumo debut....
SUMO
Jan 22, 2020
Kitazakura known best for talent, attitude outside ring
Rikishi who are famous for something other than results in the ring usually achieve that status through some notable aspect of their personality.
SUMO
Jan 21, 2020
Kotoshogiku experienced brief but memorable time in spotlight
There are eight active wrestlers who have spent time at sumo’s second-highest rank.
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