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Don't give him ideas...

We have to introduce a Sumo Forum Rikishi as Police Chiefs Dignity Index. The top rank would be someone like Wakanosato for example, and the bottom rank without contest Shodai. Other can fit in between like Terunofuji with a a slightly I'll fitting suit can be below Wakanosato, and Arashio a bit higher than Shodai.

I think that's the first time I've seen a police chief in a mawashi, and nothing else . If it was me I'd ask Shodai to cover himself before handing him the sash. But clearly I lack the sense of the Japanese police...

It certainly wasn't a badge of honour for the guy who got punched by Asashoryu. But I suppose that won't be considered high level martial arts. Nevertheless it didn't end up well for the yokozuna. But on topic, I was a bit surprised the famous uncle didn't turn up. I wonder if he still somehow thinks the nephew has to prove himself as a "real" yokozuna.

Does he have to carry it in his mawashi while yokozuna-ing on the dohyo?

I suppose in both cases it also serves as encouragement to stand up to the new situation. In Hoshoryu's case to compete well with Onosato and in case of a rikishi dropped down after his first sekitori basho to make it back again quickly.

I know these parties take time to plan and arrange but it still feels weird to have a promotion party when he's not the newest yokozuna anymore.

To my eyes he has kind of a Benny Hill-ish look there. The salute photo only adds to that. As Akinomaki said, no exactly a serious look...

Terunofuji has always seemed to me like a serious type of person, as a rikishi and now as an oyakata. Maybe he can light a fire under Atamifuji and get him to improve a bit.

He'll get back to sanyaku just to make them stop singing.

Maybe the microphone quality was bad but to me it seems those two are better off sticking to their original jobs...

The mawashi look cool but for me it's a bit eyebrow raising to have a gambling connection in the light of the recent gyoji money stealing/gambling scandal...

That was the requirement for getting a citizens honour award. Simply making yokozuna is not enough, anyone can do that...

I wonder what that "place" actually means. Is that only a short stay for getting to know the heya like some Japanese students do? Or is it an actual membership. I vaguely remember some talk about a British potential joiner before but I don't remember where I saw it. Very possibly on this forum. Edit: yup he was mentioned less than a year ago in the new recruits Aki 2024 thread http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/topic/43998-new-recruits-aki-2024/?do=findComment&comment=522648

I'm a bit late to comment but sekitori space would be a weird excuse to stop recruiting. In addition to having heya designed to accommodate that, sekitori are usually also allowed to rent their own apartment, especially if they have family. Of course some oyakata may want to keep their sekitori closer and out of trouble, but nevertheless it would be strange to stop recruiting over that. Maybe there's another reason.