Yamanashi

Does he even have fat cells in there?

How much can we rely on the numbers in the description? 24+16 = 40, so BD 1983-1985; arriving at 16 (no schooling at that time), so HD 1999-2001; retire in late 20's, so intai in 2009-2015. Daiyubu, Hakuba, Hoshizakura, Koryu, Mokonami, Hoshihikari, Daitensho fit from the db, but I imagine folks on this Forum can figure it out from the other clues.

Those Ozeki better get their butts in gear if we're going to have Yokuzunae for this "tournament". Combine them under the theme "A Weekend of Misunderstanding Foreign Sports."

Well, maybe not each, but try finding an Ozeki who wasn't a shin-Sekiwake.

Well, that helps.

It's always the brilliant time-saving ideas that sometimes end up wasting the most time, isn't it?

Well, that's something even I can do. Just do a standard query; put "Jd" (nothing more) then select 7 wins and 0 losses. You'll get 662 results, complete with their score next basho. Same with 6-1, etc.

Oh, Chr*st! Get the operation NOW; or, intai and kill yourself. Only options.

Do you think your kidney would be worth enough to get to London?

(whinnies)

Well, try this: go to the db under "Yusho" and look at the Jonidan Yusho for, say, 2015-2024. You'll recognize a lot of the new up-and-comers, and almost all the others are guys who fell down to Jonidan and started back with a Yusho. There are a few exceptions -- Asaazumi in May of this year is one.

The "unpaid" lower ranks receive some sort of allowance, according to heya videos I've seen. As an example, in one of the Sumo Food (Futagoyama) videos, the rikishi discuss the amounts. It's enough to get fast food fairly often and to save up to get gifts for themselves and others.

Sorry to get this off on a tangent, but I checked several -ryu sekitori in the db, and (for instance) Myogiryu and Hoshoryu use the full kanji (龍), while Kakuryu and Sentoryu use the simplified one (竜).

In fact, because of the half-fast® scheduling for lower divisions, every three days would be fine for posting this, @Kintamayama. [At least that's my preference]. If any one is hot to follow a celeb with more detail, they could do it on their own easily enough.

Considering Oshoumi's fate in the Kyushu banzuke, Nabatame would have to catch a break (and not much of a break is needed). Now, if his next basho is as successful as Oshoumi's, maybe we'll see the bespectacled character for many more basho as Sekitori.