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In January I acquired a folded, two sided poster of kimarite illustrated by the late Kototsurugi. Bilingual (Japanese/English). Wish it was a booklet.

Construction of the Nagoya IG Arena has finished, yesterday an event to celebrate it with handover ceremony to the prefecture was held, about 400 attended, including the mayor of Nagoya. oo The grand open of the Aichi International Arena is on July 13th, Nagoya basho shonichi the key for the governor o octagon main screen - visible from all seats o Full capacity of 17 000 includes standing viewers

The standings have been updated after the Haru SB Masters. And we have a change at the top as this might become a duel between two former Metasumo champions... @Kaito (275.13) @Ganzohnesushi (272.45) @Sumo Spiffy (254.75) Follow the link below to see the full results: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OOVnQG2Lj57JWifouPc91CMt23teZ_0W/view?usp=sharing

"the town mayor and the Sugaru sumo jinku club performed an Onosato support jinku" I wonder how Onosho felt at his retirement party when they started singing songs for Onosato - I get that Onosato is popular, but that seems a bit much

I hope those bottles didn't end up in unbecoming places...

That was a very time specific trivia point. Hakuho had 15 total Makuuchi losses against Kotooshu, Baruto and Kokkai before that, but they were all retired at that point. He also lost a bout to Tochinoshin after that posting.

Yesterday Onosho had an intai/career appreciation party home in Nakadomari town, with about 270 supporters o vid the town mayor and the Sugaru sumo jinku club performed an Onoshato support jinku As planned he joins the skin-care company yokohama-bayu start of April - his new dohyo - he has a wife and 3 kids to support. He used this skin-care products while active A longer recent interview about a sake drinking battle with Kisenosato, where both together drank 7 1.8l bottles. Rikishi generally all are heavy drinkers - he drank recklessly, and also the yokozuna's strength was staggering. o

They have in the past on The Wall. I have, however, exempted those kyujo during their very first basho.

Midorifuji has lapped both Tochiozan and Toyonoshima combined for katsukashi wins. Will he be the first to reach triple digits.

Hakuhou has never lost to ANY current non-Mongolian foreigner. Tochinoshin: 19-0 Aoiyama: 11-0 Gagamaru: 5-0 Kaisei: 5-0 Oosunaarashi: 3-0 Amuuru-: Never met

Hakuho also has the longest run of consecutive basho with more than 11 wins. With his 11-4 in May he just stopped his second longest series at 17 basho in a row. Rikishi consecutive basho with more than 11 wins period Hakuho 22 07/ 2008 - 03/ 2012 Hakuho 17 07/ 2012 - 03/ 2015 Takanohana 13 09/ 1994 - 09/ 1996 Kitanoumi 12 11/ 1976 - 09/ 1978 Taiho 11 07/ 1962 - 03/ 1964

Hakuho does not just have the most Yusho, but also the most Jun-Yusho. Taiho and Chiyonofuji are not particularly close; Hakuho currently leads in the combined total by 9. In only 2 of his 47 basho as Yokozuna has he not finished at least tied for runner-up.