Ryoshishokunin

One proxy for how widespread testing is is the positive rate--places that are testing extensively will have a much lower positive rate than places that aren't.

Unfortunately, the japanese don't appear to post what americans would call 'ratings' anywhere, only 'share'. Not at all clear why.

The people who are home now and the people who are home usually to watch sumo are not the same people. Also, I would guess that the absolute ratings are up (which wasn't in the data shown), even if the share and rank are both down.

Your vids are much easier to watch and more informative than your replacement, so long may your un-retirement last. Thanks!

We agreed to let him run for one basho outside the joi when we started following him, I believe. (Yes, scores will be lower, but I bet sakura will still win..)

I agree. I would happily decline promotion on those grounds. Thank you for the promotion. Feel free to keep it until I am more worthy.

I mean, Enho's match a few days ago was exactly the case being discussed--Enho "lost his form" and so there was a torinaoshi. By no means did the two touch simultanously.

Enho "also lost his form simultaneously", per the (translated) annoucement.

15. Shodai Given the way things shook out Shodai-Takarafuji and Hokutofuji-Kagayaki makes precisely zero sense to me.

14. Tamawashi?

13 ryuden

It me! Please don't turn into a pumpkin!

12. Enho

As someone currently in England, it's... not confidence inspiring. It doesn't seem like they have a plan, and the briefings to journalists are all over the map. People are starting to take it seriously even if the government isn't, but not all of them. Universities have cancelled teaching, etc. We shall see.

:( No internet at home?