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Asanoyama: The Rise and Fall and Rise of an Ozeki
In sumo, Asanoyama is a rikishi who has just been promoted to ozeki, the second-highest rank. His promotion was formally decided at the rankings-editing meeting and an extraordinary board meeting of the Japan Sumo Association. He fights ... -
Takayasu: The Star-Crossed Ozeki Chasing a Title
In sumo, Takayasu is a wrestler who climbed to ozeki on the back of a sudden surge in form. He was never tipped early on as a future ozeki — his rise came only recently, after a run of strong tournaments in the sekiwake and komusubi rank... -
Daieisho: The Explosive Pusher and His Championship
In sumo, Daieisho is a pushing-and-thrusting specialist out of Oitekaze stable, run by the former Daishoyama. A product of the powerhouse Saitama Sakae High School sumo club, he climbed steadily through the ranks before breaking through ... -
Oho: Carrying the Taiho Bloodline Through the Ranks
In sumo, Oho is a makuuchi wrestler of Otake stable and the third of the four Naya brothers. The grandson of the legendary yokozuna Taiho, he rose from the bottom of the rankings under his birth name Naya, weathered a long stretch in the... -
Chiyonofuji: The Wolf, His Glory and Tragic End
In sumo, Chiyonofuji is remembered as one of the sport's greatest yokozuna — a wrestler who won 31 yusho and put together a 53-bout winning streak despite competing at a far lighter weight than his rivals. He was the first wrestler to re... -
Hakuho: The Greatest Yokozuna of All Time
Hakuho is, by the numbers, the greatest yokozuna sumo has ever seen. He won a yusho every single year for 16 straight years, strung together a 63-bout winning streak, and lifted his final championship at age 36 — the oldest yusho ever in... -
Takerufuji: To Makuuchi in Eight Tournaments
In sumo, Takerufuji is a hard-charging thrust-and-push wrestler of Isegahama stable who tore through the lower ranks at astonishing speed — reaching the top makuuchi division in just eight tournaments from his debut, without a single los... -
Terunofuji: The Ozeki Who Climbed Back from Jonidan
In sumo, Terunofuji is the Isegahama-stable wrestler who climbed back to ozeki after falling all the way down to the jonidan division. His return was made official on March 31, the first comeback to ozeki since the September 2017 tournam... -
Kisenosato: The Iron Ozeki and the Yokozuna Who Could Not Return
In sumo, Kisenosato is a yokozuna whose career split sharply in two: an ozeki who almost never missed a day, and a grand champion who was sidelined again and again. By mid-2025 his road back to the ring had become one of the hardest come... -
Hoshoryu: Asashoryu’s Nephew Who Rose to Sumo’s Summit
In sumo, Hoshoryu is a wrestler of Tatsunami stable and a nephew of the former yokozuna Asashoryu. A converted wrestler who first came to Japan to compete on the mat, he was won over by sumo and climbed the rankings to reach the makuuchi...
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