Michishige

Oh, you’ll find a number of sumo references in this and other FF games! Final Fantasy Dissidia Opera Omnia also has Tifa yell “hatakikomi” when she does one of her special attacks.

I must correct you, dear sir. If you include the 0-2 record of his alter-ego Chiyoshoma, I’m sure you’ll see that Arawashi was only 1-2 against Hakuho.

He’s only one board member…I suppose we can hope he isn’t representative of the rest (though that’s probably silly on my part).

So if his being there was as the Mongolian Olympic ambassador, could that possibly make all of this a misunderstanding? One would hate to see him banished from sumo altogether over this.

Yes, I agree. I edited my previous post…I was led astray by modern convenience.

According to Wikipedia he is…maybe I shouldn’t blindly trust that, though.

Akebono is part-Japanese. Hakuho, as far as I know, is not. Of course, I didn’t recall Akebono’s involvement. Nor did I ask the question maliciously. I was merely curious and, thus, appreciate the informative responses I’ve received. Edit: I’m going to take back this claim about Akebono. Wikipedia says he is American-Japanese, but I think they are referring to his current citizenship. Sorry to confuse.

Has the Japanese Olympic Committee confirmed that he will be a part of the opening ceremony? I find that kind of fascinating…a non-native Japanese person representing their national sport on the global stage seems very unusual for Japan. He clearly deserves the Olympic honor, but he also deserves the toshiyori kabu and won’t be getting that.

I’ll be glad to see the back of Hakuho after the last two days of disgraceful displays. Congratulations…take your trophy and go home.

This is a very interesting tidbit. Am I wrong to be reading this as Asanoyama potentially getting promoted if he wins versus Takakeisho tomorrow? I’d be surprised if they decide to promote him under the circumstances, but I suppose weirder things have happened. One thing is clear, however...Asanoyama has looked quite excellent despite the recent set of losses.

This surprises me. There was a video produced by the Heya which included him. He seemed to be in good spirits and interacting well with his stablemates. I hope there isn’t a proverbial “other shoe to drop” where we find out he was abused or run out of town on a rail.

Why are they using a photo of Chiyoshoma to announce Arawashi’s intai? It’s a conspiracy!

That Abi-Asanoyama match was solid! If Abi ever adds even a second tool, he’d be in the yusho hunt every basho.

One wonders if this isn’t punishment for the misdeeds of his brother...some way to signal their dissatisfaction with the family. It could be chalked up to “effort aversion,” but that doesn’t seem like the sumo way.

Are the slots apportioned to the various ichimon depending on their relative size?