Seiyashi

Fashion is usually a bit outre to begin with, but I have genuinely mixed feelings about what on earth or under it that Tobizaru is wearing.

Is he the first western rikishi in a while, or have I forgotten any toriteki?

He was fitted with regenerative braking when they built him, but the mechanism is getting a bit worn now. That's why Kataonami has had to recruit more deshi lately so he has more resistance to push against.

Just managed to catch some sumo for the first time in a while, and is it just me or has Kirishima chonked up and not in a good way?

There's always keiko...

I regret to announce my intai.

Enhō's yumitorishiki is competent but doesn' t quite have the same feeling of zen when Satonofuji does it.

This iteration of the YDC has been quite chill. The current chairman strikes me as a very reasonable chap.

If you're married and have dealings often in two countries, then it often works to have one partner have a citizenship from each country. You might need to do a bit of structuring but each partner can use their citizenship to sort out affairs in their chosen state.

Are these the "loyalists" that a certain sumo channel mentions? I at first thought known oyakata supporters of Miyagino had retired.

I am also announcing my intai from Guess Ura's Aite (and more generally, heavy posting on the forum like the PDY thread). Much like Sakura, I've started a new job over the past year that has gradually left me with less energy and less control over my spare time; I have not been able to get enthused and up to date about the last two basho also for a variety of reasons. It's gotten to the point where I'm forgetting to post my entry as can be seen from the two fusen I have this basho. I'll still be lurking and keeping in touch wih what happens in the kakkai generally, and will still try and drop by a basho in Japan at some point, but can't guarantee that I can follow along with any particular basho.

13: Ryūden

12: Kotoshōhō

11 Daieishō

10: Abi