Yubinhaad

A torn tricep in the left arm (左上腕三頭筋断裂), originally suffered during the Nagoya basho, as well as a partially torn femoral bicep in the right thigh (右大腿二頭筋部分断裂) originally suffered during a training camp in Hokkaido last month. Kokonoe-oyakata (former Ozeki Chiyotaikai) says he will not return this basho.

J13w Chiyosakae is kyujo from Day 4. Kiryuko will get his first win as a sekitori with a fusensho.

I knew I'd seen that question and an answer before, and after scrolling back 27 pages I found them. Updating Asashosakari's query shows that your find was one of three such cases in this basho, following Higonoryu-Koga and Shimanishiki-Hayashiryu earlier on Day 2.

One rikishi withdraws from the basho after missing his opening bout: Jd64w Kaitoma (fusenpai Day 1) - Asakayama-beya reports that he is suffering from lumbago (腰痛), lower back pain. Jd70w Amanofuji also had a fusenpai on Day 1 but hasn't withdrawn at this stage.

It'll have to be Ms17w Kusano this time.

With the Yokozuna kyujo, Satonofuji takes another break from yumitori-shiki duty - Kototsubasa takes over, with recent experience during the last jungyo.

The lower division absentees for this basho are: Ms38e Fujitoshi Ms49w Kazuma Ms59e Yago Sd4e Kotoozutsu Sd5e Kaizen Sd29e Ryutsukasa Sd44w Kotetsu Sd56w Chiyotenfu Sd71w Kobayashi Sd73w Kyokushori Sd77w Daikisho Jd10e Hokutoiwa Jd15e Fujiyuho Jd54w Kyokutaizan Jd73w Soseizan Jd84w Kotohanashiro Jd93w Daishiyama Jk2e Nishikiori Jk4e Arise Jk5w Raiho Jk8e Nishikio Jk8w Satotanaka Jk9w Kokiryu Jk11e Sadanojo Jk11w Minorufuji Jk12w Gonoumi Jk13e Michihaya Jk13w Fujihara Jk16w Seiseigo

Eight shikona changes on this banzuke. First to Takekuma-beya, where Kanzaki takes the first kanji of the shisho's shikona and is now Gojinyu. I didn't think Sasakiyama was ever going to take a shikona, but now he's Sengaku. No idea yet on the origin of that one. Over in Nishonoseki-beya, Sato's new shikona of Rakanji is taken from Rakan-ji, a Soto Buddhist temple which stands in his home city of Nakatsu, Oita prefecture. Two changes in Nishiiwa-beya. Wakafutaba is now Mikinosato, while Higashi-Osaka native Wakaarata keeps the reading but adds a kanji - it must be a further tribute to the previous Aratakayama, who coached at the Higashi-Osaka Sumo Dojo. Over at Tokiwayama-beya, Takataisho is now Aoiryu, but he holds on to the old 'Taka' in a change to the given name. Yamadaumi's new shikona is Harimaumi, a reference to the old Harima province which is now part of Hyogo prefecture. Lastly to Takadagawa-beya, where Narita is now Daigozakura. That shikona is taken from a famous cherry tree of the same name which stands in his home city of Maniwa, Okayama. Ms26w Kanzaki > Gojinyu (豪刃雄, ごうじんゆう) Sd3e Sasakiyama > Sengaku (閃岳, せんがく) Sd75e Sato Konosuke > Rakanji Kandai (羅漢児　寛大, らかんじ　かんだい) Jd18w Wakafutaba > Mikinosato (幹希の里, みきのさと) Jd22e Takataisho Shuto > Aoiryu Takakatsu (葵龍　貴勝, あおいりゅう　たかかつ) Jd46w Yamadaumi > Harimaumi (播磨海, はりまうみ) Jd91w Wakaarata (若新 > 若花新) Jd98w Narita Norifumi > Daigozakura Seiichiro (醍醐桜　誠一郎, だいござくら　せいいちろう) Three others from Tokiwayama-beya change the given name of their shikona: Ms56w Aratakayama Hiroto > Katsuhiro (勝洸, かつひろ) Sd23e Takashoki Yoshikatsu > Yoshimune (薫宗, よしむね) Jd97w Takatairiku Masamichi > Masakatsu (真一, まさかつ) [Note for @Doitsuyama, Takatairiku's previous given name Masamichi / 真道 was not shown on his profile) Nikkan picks up the shusshin change for Goseiryu noticed here recently, plus one more: Ms49w Kazuma - Ishikawa-ken, Kanazawa-shi > Osaka-fu, Osaka-shi, Minato-ku (大阪府大阪市港区) Jd11w Goseiryu - Saitama-ken, Honjo-shi > Aomori-ken, Tsugaru-shi (青森県つがる市)

Seven kimarite saw their first appearance of the year in this basho, and Shoran produced two of them. I didn't find a video of his chongake win on Day 4, but there is one of his kawazugake win against Kotoegashira a few days later. Tanji will be at a new career-high rank after his 6-1 result here; among the wins was an uchimuso against former Juryo Takakento. Tobizaru chalked up the 14th kekaeshi win of his career on Day 14, though he's still a long way off Tochitsurugi's record. The other kimarite used for the first time this year were kubihineri, sakatottari and ketaguri. Kimarite from kettei-sen bouts are not included in the statistics. Kimarite Makuuchi Juryo Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi Total Percentage Abisetaoshi 0 0 1 1 4 0 6 0.27% Amiuchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Ashitori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Chongake 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% Fumidashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Fusen (default) 4 2 6 1 2 0 15 0.67% Gasshohineri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Hansoku (foul) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% Harimanage 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% Hatakikomi 21 20 43 47 48 4 183 8.16% Hikiotoshi 9 6 11 14 23 3 66 2.94% Hikkake 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.04% Ipponzeoi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Isamiashi 0 0 0 1 2 1 4 0.18% Izori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Kainahineri 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.04% Kakenage 0 0 2 2 1 0 5 0.22% Kakezori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Katasukashi 0 1 2 9 5 2 19 0.85% Kawazugake 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% Kekaeshi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.04% Ketaguri 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.04% Kimedashi 2 0 1 4 3 0 10 0.45% Kimetaoshi 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.04% Kirikaeshi 1 0 2 0 1 2 6 0.27% Komatasukui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Koshikudake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Koshinage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Kotehineri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Kotenage 4 3 7 8 5 1 28 1.25% Kozumatori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Kubihineri 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.04% Kubinage 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0.13% Makiotoshi 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.04% Mitokorozeme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Nichonage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Nimaigeri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Okuridashi 9 4 18 29 22 4 86 3.83% Okurigake 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Okurihikiotoshi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Okurinage 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.09% Okuritaoshi 1 3 6 4 3 0 17 0.76% Okuritsuridashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Okuritsuriotoshi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Omata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Osakate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Oshidashi 92 49 85 145 193 25 589 26.25% Oshitaoshi 9 2 21 19 24 7 82 3.65% Sabaori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sakatottari 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.04% Shitatedashinage 3 1 3 3 3 0 13 0.58% Shitatehineri 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.04% Shitatenage 6 2 10 12 7 2 39 1.74% Shumokuzori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sokubiotoshi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sotogake 1 1 1 1 4 1 9 0.40% Sotokomata 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sotomuso 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sototasukizori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Sukuinage 3 3 6 14 11 1 38 1.69% Susoharai 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Susotori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tasukizori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tokkurinage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tottari 3 0 2 1 1 1 8 0.36% Tsukaminage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tsukidashi 4 1 8 9 8 0 30 1.34% Tsukihiza 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0.13% Tsukiotoshi 17 14 24 41 25 9 130 5.79% Tsukitaoshi 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 0.18% Tsukite 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tsumatori 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tsuridashi 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 0.18% Tsuriotoshi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Tsutaezori 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.04% Uchigake 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0.09% Uchimuso 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.04% Ushiromotare 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Utchari 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 0.18% Uwatedashinage 5 3 9 10 9 4 40 1.78% Uwatehineri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Uwatenage 16 12 26 34 29 4 121 5.39% Waridashi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Watashikomi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.04% Yaguranage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Yobimodoshi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00% Yorikiri 78 64 94 133 166 26 561 25.00% Yoritaoshi 5 6 22 34 28 6 101 4.50% Zubuneri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%

The upper arm injury I mentioned was a ruptured biceps tendon in the right arm, you can see the surgical scar in the first picture in the box. After that are some shots from his danpatsu-shiki which took place a few weeks ago. I could find only a single picture of Daishomune's danpatsu-shiki, Oitekaze-oyakata (former Maegashira Daishoyama) making the tomebasami. Former stablemate Daishoryu posted a video showing the heya sekitori making their cuts, and Daishomune's speech afterwards. Teraoumi's danpatsu-shiki took place a week after the Natsu basho, also a follow-up post. Takabaho plans to set up a chanko restaurant in his home city of Takasaki, Gunma prefecture. His danpatsu-shiki will take place in a Tokyo hotel at the end of August.

A few shikona given name additions/correction: Chiyotensho - Tajio (手力男, たぢお). A contraction from Ame-no-Tajikarao, the deity who opened Amaterasu's cave and returned light to the world. Shoran - Tatsunoshin (達之眞, たつのしん). Dairinzan Rin - it's a slightly different kanji for the given name, 稟. And with Tokisoma's retirement I notice that his shikona given name slipped through the net, it was Baira (馬苛, ばいら).

38 Showa Survivors participated in the final basho to be held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, totalling 132 wins and 172 losses. Kaorufuji and Teraoumi were absent (the latter having really retired after Natsu, it's official now), while Shosei and Higohikari remain off the banzuke. None of the sekitori could muster a kachi-koshi this time, Myogiryu had the best chance after a decent start but lost his last four to finish 7-8. We must look to Fujiazuma to find our first winning record, his 5-2 booking his return to Makushita after seven basho in Sandanme. He'll be joined there by Nionoumi and Chiyoraizan who got the same result. Sawaisamu fought two opponents almost 32 years his junior, winning against Wakasasaki for his 400th career win, and later losing against Kikuchi. Satonofuji became the most prolific yumitori-shiki performer in history, finally surpassing Edonohana's record which had stood for over 40 years. Milestones: Aoiyama - 1200th career bout, Day 13. Hagane - 1000th career bout, Day 10. Hirose - 600th consecutive career bout, Day 9. Myogiryu - 600th career win, Day 10. Asatenmai - 500th career win, Day 10. Sawaisamu - 400th career win, Day 8. Satonofuji - 600th career loss, Day 6. Full results for 2024 Nagoya in banzuke order:

Harunishiki evens the score after last year's controversial mono-ii decision. Guess who was in the head shimpan seat again for this bout? Yup, Naruto. This time things went without incident. This bout also caught my eye. These heavyweight veterans were stablemates for almost two decades as deshi of 59th Yokozuna Takanosato, so it must have been a little strange for them to finally fight one another. The result was kachi-koshi for Adachi (one of my favourite hall announcements, Adachi-no-kachi), make-koshi for Terunosato.

Musubiyama was accompanied to the hospital by Matsugane-oyakata (former Maegashira Tamarikido), as the shisho was serving as a shimpan at the time. Happily, CT and MRI scans revealed nothing worse than a concussion, so he will rest until he recovers and is already back at the heya.

On that note, I'm happy to sashichigae my too-quick-judgement that he wouldn't stick around for long, Yunosuke looks to be growing into the role. Generally gets the decision right and is much more audible.