Kaitetsu

Just saw your edit, sorry for being a month late. It could definetely be unrelated, he seems like quite a family man so, I can understand the "not wanting to live under uncertainty". I hope its this and not that Isegahama will continue bloated until the end of time and deprive us of some cool matchups.

Fair, but personally I would

Aonishiki?

Ryuho silently announced on his personal instagram: He is closing Chanko Dining Ryu and moving back to Mongolia. From the caption, he is moving there permanently, mentioning he has been away since moving to Japan to become a rikishi. He plans to reopen the restaurant there possibly under the name “Japanese cuisine TSUNA”. Putting my conspiracy hat on: could this be a sign he and bestie Hakuho know that the ex-yokozuna will not be allowed to branch-out again? So Ryuho just gave up of ever being an informal trainer and manager to a new Miyagino-beya and is just going back?

Will he be on the banzuke or its early enough he wont be in it?

Just noticed something weird with some ex-Miyagino men, other than the ones that are fully kyujo this basho, Tenshoho, Matsui and Onokura were participating this basho, but sat out for a couple days, but then came back in, maybe something behind the curtains happening or just kyujo due to the fear of Hakuoho's COVID spreading? Doesn't really make sense as the three came back a couple days later, and all kyujo were on different days.

Shishi received a new shimekomi, in a light blue color, imo probably to remind of the blue in his country’s flag.

At the Juryo promotion and heya creation celebration party, he was presented with 2 kesho-mawashi. 1 with the kanji for wind 風 from the heya’s support association and 1 traditional from Chuo University.

Oh man i didnt even think about that, he must not be really pleased, either he waits until Miyagino branches out again, or gives up... which idk if he will

https://www.instagram.com/p/C5-Y4_UrbkF/?igsh=aTZmem5pYW1paHJs After a long time away, Ishiura posted in his instagram, apparently saying that Kurokage and more surprisingly Otani are retiring.

The first kanji i think seems to be 琴 (koto)? So probably a former Sadogatake man if its legit. But reading japanese calligraphy signatures is def not my forte

The Ise Shrine tournament matchups has been released and as bow-twirler is… Asanowaka? Well, if Yuki retired and Satonofuji is not doing it because Teru is not participating

It does seem kinda stupid for the sport to remove the exciting matchups of Hakuoho vs all Fujis; even if the training will probably be the best in the JSA... Or maybe Asakayama has NO capacity at all to house everyone.

The JSA specifically rejected plans to separate rikishi and shisho, they will all go to the same stable together (yeah its too fast)

Yeah, but they all were already in sumo and just merged, just wondering how it would affect recruiting a foreigner