Yokozuna/Ozeki preparendum - Haru 2013

[Akinomaki 41,706]

Kisenosato may get the Ushiku citizen honour award, if he manages a
yusho. He promised one for Osaka, devoted to the late Taiho, his ichimon
great senior.

(this was a quote, but I lost it by deleting the 2nd line in it - 1st line was blank):
Kisenosato in his hometown Ushiku (Ibaraki) as police chief for a day on the 2nd.

[Akinomaki 41,706]

Another furi, not Furiwake but furikome(bank transfer)-fraud.
Harumafuji takes part in the campaign fighting against this wide-spread problem.



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Edited February 4, 2013 by Akinomaki

[Igordemorais 79]

Can Yokozuna take political stances like that?

[krindel 687]

Can Yokozuna take political stances like that?

I think this counts as a "Spokesperson for awareness against a crime / social problem" not a political stance...

[shumitto 418]

Can Yokozuna take political stances like that?

I asked myself the same question, but my guess is that when it comes to defending the "establishment" it is publicly seen as a politically neutral action. The same goes for what Kisenosato did.

Edited February 4, 2013 by shumitto

[Kuroyama 715]

Akinomaki, on 04 Feb 2013 - 03:13, said:

Is there anything at all the Japanese DON'T have a cute anime-style mascot for?

[Orion 431]

Akinomaki, on 04 Feb 2013 - 03:13, said:

Is there anything at all the Japanese DON'T have a cute anime-style mascot for?

None that I can think of. They even have great meetings where they all parade together. Some have small pottery versions. One of our supporting companies sent us a cross-eyed purple pigeon -- I'm not sure what it represents.

Orion

[Akinomaki 41,706]

Harumafuji started keiko on the 5th, basics and 25times tachi-ai checking with Homarefuji.

The rice from Fukushima, the new award last basho: handing over ceremony. 1t in all.

He jokes: "In the heya that may be spent in a
week. I don't eat that much, 7 bowls maybe."





more from yesterday

[Kintamayama 47,113]

Ozeki Kotooushuu visited an elementary school and had some fun. First, he had a "draw-off" against 4 six-graders-they all had to draw "Anpanman" (looks very much like the pigs in Angry Birds..). He won the competition, drawing him quickly without looking. "Yeah, I practiced the night before, otherwise a first-grader would have beaten me.." he admitted later. He also displayed vast knowledge about the character, being in Japan 12 years and all..

He then had some "ass-sumo" (what is that?) bouts against 4th graders and lost one match, followed by some arm-sumo matches, even going simultaneously against five including a male teacher and winning.."I lost at the beginning but then thought I'd better win these.." he said.

When asked by a first grader who his rival was, he answered: "I have about 800 rivals..Everyone is a rival.."

Anpanman:

Edited February 6, 2013 by Kintamayama

[Akinomaki 41,706]

He then had some "ass-sumo" (what is that?) bouts against 4th graders and lost one match

尻相撲 gives plenty of finds on YouTube.

In shiri-zumo the opponents are meeting with their backside from the start and push against each other just with their backs.

Top on the list and not offending is

.

[Akinomaki 41,706]

Isegahama-oyakata wants Harumafuji to massively and early go for degeiko.
Today he did 15 bouts tachi-ai checking with Takarafuji.


from yesterday

[Igordemorais 79]

Sumo brings so many responsibilities... it's insane

[Akinomaki 41,706]

5th CM contract for Hakuho, for frozen food by AQLI food corporation,
shrimp and cheese gratin, aired in March. So far it's Sumitomo forestry,
Rohto medical, Nippon paper Crecia and Asahi Ryokuken health foods. CMs
for 5 companies at the same time is record for a yokozuna.

Harumafuji will cut back on his hobby painting to concentrate on sumo.
He often gets requests for paintings, Asashoryu published a portrait of
his by Harumafuji on his twitter and got a big echo.

[shumitto 418]

Harumafuji, Takarafuji and Homarefuji went for dekeigo at Kasugano-beya today. It's a rather unusual occurence, given that the Banzuke has not yet been released. What prompted this unexpected visit was the Isegahama-oyakata, who thought it a good idea. More surprinsingly though, is that the Yokozuna declined to take part in the training citing that old ankle injury. Eventually he practiced his tachiai a total of 17 times and lent his chest, doing butsugari with Tochiozan. Ahead of the soon-to-be-resumed moshiai training Harumafuji has promised to take better care of his body [condition].

Edited February 8, 2013 by shumitto

[Akinomaki 41,706]

degeiko (or rather not degeiko) at Kasugano-beya on the 7th:

Harumafuji ...
lent his chest, doing butsugari with Tochiozan.

[Akinomaki 41,706]

Hakuho wants to see wrestling at a 2020 Tokyo Olympics, his father being silver medallist in Mexico 1968

5th CM contract for Hakuho, for frozen food by AQLI food corporation,
shrimp and cheese gratin, aired in March.

with Ayano Fukuda at the CM presentation









with the company president and mascot Kuma-chan (kuma is simply bear)

Narrating for the recording of his last conversation with Taiho by TBS, partly to be aired on the 24th.

[Akinomaki 41,706]

Kotooshu 30 on the 19th: big on click

[yorikiried by fate 2,038]

A unicorn?! That's kinda topical...

[Bugman 384]

Guys how many places make these kesho mawashi's? I would have loved to have had a career in something like that, i suppose demand can't be at an all time high but they are beautiful works of art, i envy their makers.

[Bugman 384]

A unicorn?! That's kinda topical...

Must be a nod to bladerunner surely. :-)

[yorikiried by fate 2,038]

A unicorn?! That's kinda topical...

Must be a nod to bladerunner surely. :-)

Well...no.

It was referring to a unicorn's undisputed score of 9.6 on the open-ended faerieness scale.

Which is kind of silly coming from me, as I am more often than not rather apologetic on behalf of Kotooshu and his sumo.

[kuroimori 1,634]

A unicorn?! That's kinda topical...

Must be a nod to bladerunner surely. :-)

Well...no.

It was referring to a unicorn's undisputed score of 9.6 on the open-ended faerieness scale.

Which is kind of silly coming from me, as I am more often than not rather apologetic on behalf of Kotooshu and his sumo.

So what is next?

Bambi? Hello Kitty?

[Kuroyama 715]

So what is next?

Bambi? Hello Kitty?

[Akinomaki 41,706]

Hakuho as guest in the Yumi Katsura bridal show: I felt anew the merit of a kimono







with evacuated kids from Fukushima

[yorikiried by fate 2,038]

This would be manly: