Akinomaki 40,814 Posted January 27, 2015 (edited) Uchiyama leaves mandatory after 5 periods (10 years), new (14th) top of the YDC is Hideshige Moriya (73), former director and now professor emeritus of Chiba University. http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/sumo/2015/01/26/0007691027.shtml Edited January 29, 2023 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted January 27, 2015 Old and newMoriya giving interviews: "I want those below yokozuna to endeavor and do attractive sumo."YDC member Noriaki Matsuka also leaves after 10 years, the council has now 9 members.http://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2015/01/27/kiji/K20150127009701930.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hakuyobaku 33 Posted January 27, 2015 alllookthesame.com 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted March 23, 2015 I think there has been another thread dealing with this, but "YDC" can't be searched on the forum.2 new ones for the YDC as of today, making it 11 members:One a composer (the 2nd to become a YDC member) and head of the JApan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and publishers JASRAC, Shun(ichi) Tokura (66): "The DNA of a Japanese becoming yokozuna mustn't vanish".http://www.hochi.co.jp/entertainment/20150315-OHT1T50019.htmlhttp://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/sumo/2015/03/23/0007847936.shtmlThe 2nd is Masayuki Yamauchi (67), emeritus professor at Tokyo University, he was absent today. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted February 8, 2019 On 28/01/2019 at 15:05, Kintamayama said: Kitamura has ended his tenure as Chairman and will be replaced by Hironori Yano. "A Yokozuna is sumo's symbol and as such should act with dignity and correctly outside the dohyo as well. I'd like them to think of themselves as the ones who are pulling Sumo forward," said the new guy. The old chairman guy lamented that all the wild stuff happened during his 2 year tenure.. "I'm glad it's over.." he said. The rikishi-kai decided as of Feb. 8th on 丹呉泰健 Yasutake Tango (67) as new YDC member: chairman of the board of directors of Japan Tobacco inc., former undersecretary of financial affairs in the finance ministry. Kitamura completed his term of office and left the YDC, the number of members is still 9. http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/201902080000580.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted July 25, 2019 (edited) New YDC member starting next Hatsu basho will by the president of Chunichi shimbun Uichiro Oshima (55) wiki/大島宇一郎 - decided at the rijikai today http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20190725/sum19072518480005-n1.html Edited July 25, 2019 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rainoyama 1,157 Posted July 25, 2019 Went to a conference called Tokugawa Ieyasu and Japan 1.0 yesterday and it was given by professor Yamauchi Masayuki who's mentioned in a post just above. I had no idea he was a YDC member until he mentioned it at the end of the conference. He even gave a copy of the Nagoya banzuke to the people who attended the conference which was such an amazing surprise. I was so happy aha. They are not all grumpy old men after all ! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted January 29, 2023 New members for the 2 who leave after 10 years with the end of their term in the YDC are ex-Monbudaijin (Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture and thus NSK superior) Tadamori Ōshima and the president of Taisho Pharmaceutical Shigeru Uehara 上原茂 (46) - one of the youngest ever to join. Top Komura and member Sugita leave. https://www.sanspo.com/article/20230126-C57OUNKJYZIZDBHF374BVD3QL4/ On 23/01/2023 at 21:17, Akinomaki said: YDC top Komura (last day for him) o On 28/11/2022 at 18:14, Akinomaki said: YDC meeting at the kokugikan - chief Komura at the press conference afterwards: his term in the YDC ends after next basho, new chief will be Yamauchi Masayuki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted February 2, 2024 (edited) New member as of today is Shigeru Kashima - already on his wikipage 鹿島茂 (74), writer and researcher in French literature - now he's the 9th YDC member o Edited February 2, 2024 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,904 Posted February 2, 2024 1 hour ago, Akinomaki said: New member as of today is Shigeru Kashima - already on his wikipage 鹿島茂 (74), writer and researcher in French literature o Emeritus Professor at Meiji University. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sue 520 Posted February 2, 2024 Did the YDC meet after Hatsu? I haven't seen any coverage, if so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted February 2, 2024 5 hours ago, Sue said: Did the YDC meet after Hatsu? As always - except during Corona times On 29/01/2024 at 23:33, Akinomaki said: The YDC is pleased with Terunofuji: perfect shin-gi-tai combination, nobody criticized Kirishima: Hakuho and Takanohana had that as well o o o o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted January 28 (edited) On 23/03/2015 at 19:11, Akinomaki said: 2 new ones for the YDC as of today, making it 11 members: One a composer (the 2nd to become a YDC member) and head of the JApan Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and publishers JASRAC, Shun(ichi) Tokura (66): "The DNA of a Japanese becoming yokozuna mustn't vanish". The 2nd is Masayuki Yamauchi (67), emeritus professor at Tokyo University With the session yesterday, the terms in the YDC ended for chief Yamauchi and for Tokura. Yamauchi had his wish fulfilled to have a new yokozuna under his lead, but only at the last opportunity On 27/03/2023 at 22:24, Akinomaki said: YDC today in the kokugikan with new top Yamauchi; he is sure that a new yokozuna will appear during his 2 year term - no pressure on Terunofuji to enter next basho, they want him to return top fit maybe he would have preferred someone else though On 27/11/2023 at 12:43, Akinomaki said: the YDC mainly commented on Hoshoryu's behaviour (not what they want to have as hinkaku for a yokozuna hopeful) - chief Yamauchi comments to the press o the problem bout o o o slightly before he had praise though On 24/07/2023 at 23:41, Akinomaki said: YDC in Tokyo, chief Yamauchi talked to the media - worried about Terunofuji, delighted about Hoshoryu "opening the way to yokozuna with his own hands" - and they hope for Hakuoho to become a yokozuna in the future Comments about hinkaku this time came from Tokura o (probably from others as well), who will vanish now from the YDC and with him hopefully a good deal of this opinion Edited January 28 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,539 Posted January 30 (edited) New chairman to replace Mr. Yamauchi. 78 years old Satomori Ooshima, former member of the House of Representatives. I Edited January 30 by Kintamayama 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted January 31 10 hours ago, Kintamayama said: New chairman to replace Mr. Yamauchi. 78 years old Tadamori Ooshima, former member of the House of Representatives. On 29/01/2023 at 16:47, Akinomaki said: New members for the 2 who leave after 10 years with the end of their term in the YDC are ex-Monbudaijin (Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture and thus NSK superior) Tadamori Ōshima and the president of Taisho Pharmaceutical Shigeru Uehara 上原茂 (46) - one of the youngest ever to join. Top Komura and member Sugita leave. https://www.sanspo.com/article/20230126-C57OUNKJYZIZDBHF374BVD3QL4/ Oshima is quick to the top, but as ex-NSK superior, he's just the man. So we'll likely have him as YDC chief for the next 4 years (now limited to 2 terms) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted February 1 Apart from Yamauchi and Tokura, also Yasutake Tango left. On 08/02/2019 at 22:04, Akinomaki said: The rikishi-kai decided as of Feb. 8th on 丹呉泰健 Yasutake Tango (67) as new YDC member: chairman of the board of directors of Japan Tobacco inc., former undersecretary of financial affairs in the finance ministry. New members are living national treasure as lacquer artist Kazumi Murose 室瀬和美 http://murose.com/works/, the president of Sendai/Miyagi based paper Kahoku shimpo, Masahiko Ichiriki 一力雅彦 (same Ichiriki as hotori-zumo rikishi Ichirikizan) and former under-secretary of financial affairs Yasushi Manago 真砂靖, lawyer, auditor for Yomiuri shimbun, Mitsui Fudosan, NiTele non-executive director The YDC has 9 members now http://www.sanspo.com/article/20250130-PVSFE57HUJK3RN3WNB4Q5QU4N4/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted February 13 (edited) NikkanSp Premium had an article about the talk at the YDC at the promotion of Hoshoryu - most behind the paywall, but a with gallery of all 9 members then, all present at the meeting ex-chief Yamauchi and the 2 who left with him, Tokura, Tango o o o the remaining members: chief Oshima, the other Oshima (60, president of Chunichi shimbun), Shigeru Kashima oo o the 2 female members, Konno and Ikenobo oo the youngest, Shigeru Uehara (48 now), not shown - from another Nikkan o o Edited February 13 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
