Doyobi

Anyone recognizing this picture? Is this a rikishi, and if so, who?

Akebono: http://sumodb.sumogames.com/Rikishi.aspx?r=1

Yes. Did I not interpret it correctly? Discontinued doesn't sound good, innit?

Last time I checked the NSK site mentioned that this basho was the last one to be covered by the live stream.

Was this in any way inspired by Sadogatake Beya visit to Israel?

thanks for the replies, I go back on Firday so I'll miss the one day tournament anyway :( Had no time yet to go to the city, hopefully at least one evening I'll be free.

Wow I can't believe this, I have to take a business trip to Tokyo, just for a few days. I should be there tomorrow. I certainly won't have much to walk around the city and I didn't have any time to prepare for this. If you could please give me any suggestions for a sumo fan who is in a hurry, I'd be very thankful. Is there anything to see at the Kokugikan in this period?

I suppose the DVDs come only in Japanese? If they contained English subtitles that would be something to look for even for the non-Japanese sumo fans.

Very nice, thanks for sharing!

So you didn't see my stapler? I could set the building on fire, you know...

(Showing respect...) thank you :)

It should be a learning evolution-based program, with thousand of instances making their guess each basho, and only the best ones surviving to recombine their "genes". It has been a dream of mine for a long time, to write such a program.

I will do my best to ganbarize and continue doing my own Rotosumo, to reward the support of my fans (all three of them). Missing flag picture to be posted on a later occasion. (Lifting weights...)

Ah, thank you very much sir! I have been checking the page every day :)

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