Akinomaki 41,839 Posted February 23, 2017 (edited) Time to split another one from rikishi and oyakata activities and expand it: one ozumo related personality after the other is named some sort of PR ambassador. from rikishi extra activities so far: http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/search/?q=ambassador&item=32145&type=forums_topic and oyakata activities: http://www.sumoforum.net/forums/search/?q=ambassador&item=31798&type=forums_topic Musashigawa-oyakata on the 5th was made tourism ambassador for the Amami islands by the Amami-oshima tourism products federation: "I want to advertise the splendor of Amami" http://www.nankainn.com/local/武蔵川さん、奄美観光大使に／あまみ大t観 the connection is obviously through his scouting tours On 18.3.2016 at 19:48, Akinomaki said: Musashigawa-oyakata scouted a big fish with his tours around the country. Ryutaro Tokuda (15, 190cm, 120kg) from Tokunoshima, Amami-islands Tokuda had to restart in maezumo last basho I have an okami-san thread as well now, but I put her here: Not just former singer Nishonoseki-okamisan on the 20th was appointed tourism ambassador (the 18th of the city) for her hometown Minami-Kyushu-city by the mayor. http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASK2Q2G6GK2QTLTB002.html Edited February 23, 2017 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted August 10, 2017 Furiwake-oyakata was appointed apple ambassador for his home-town Itayanagi - the apple village 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted August 14, 2017 On 8/10/2017 at 20:19, Akinomaki said: Furiwake-oyakata was appointed apple ambassador for his home-town Itayanagi - the apple village The son of an apple farmer with his manga on fans and the meishi as apple ambassador: "I got a strong body by working on the farm and in nature. I want to tell about the good things of this town, the nice people, the delicious apples and more." http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASK8B3418K8BUBNB006.html 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted August 22, 2017 (edited) On 6/7/2015 at 10:35, Akinomaki said: Isegahama-oyakata was made tourist ambassador there, Yahiko village in Niigata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTucYOqzmSE And during this year's Yahiko training camp, Isegahama-oyakata was appointed first tourism special envoy for Niigata-city, while the heya made a courtesy call to the mayor. He already is tourism special envoy for the Niigata-prefecture tourist association. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/local/niigata/news/20170822-OYTNT50217.html Aminishiki, HF, mayor, oyakata, Takarafuji, Terutsuyoshi Tourism special envoy is apparently one rank down from tourism ambassador, at least he's ambassador for Yahiko Edited August 22, 2017 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted December 18, 2017 (edited) Tokorozawa tourist ambassador Hokutofuji for his first gino-sho got an exhibition of that trophy etc. in the city hall o o o Edited December 18, 2017 by Akinomaki 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) The newest one is Ryuden: seen as makuuchi next, he was appointed to Kofu ambassador as he visited his hometown today. o o o o o Edited December 23, 2017 by Akinomaki 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) Takekaze was appointed first home region ambassador for his hometown Kita-Akita - and he confirmed that he'll continue his active career. NHK news page with video: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/akita/20180221/6010000129.html He already is sightseeing ambassador for Akita prefecture Edited February 21, 2018 by Akinomaki 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted February 22, 2018 18 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Takekaze was appointed first home region ambassador for his hometown Kita-Akita - and he confirmed that he'll continue his active career. He already is sightseeing ambassador for Akita prefecture Takekaze was at the city hall of Kita-Akita for this - the city introduced the city furusato ambassador system already last July and now they have the first. His job is to do PR for the city's nature, culture, tourism and local products - and he won't get kensho banners for this, likely also not should he return to makuuchi - kensho from municipalities are rare. o o oo oo 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted December 27, 2018 A new type of ambassador: Tomokaze at the juryo celebration party of his Kawasaki koenkai was appointed Kawasaki industry goodwill ambassador by the Kawasaki chamber of commerce and industry. As this he does PR not only as usual for tourism in his home region, local produce and nature, but also for the - typical for Kawasaki - industry. He graduated from Mukainooka industrial high school and later went to Nittaidai. http://www.tokyo-np.co.jp/article/kanagawa/list/201812/CK2018122702000134.html Tomokaze posted his new meishi on his Twitter o o 20 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Tomokaze had the juryo promotion and juryo yusho celebration party today, home in Kawasaki, with about 450 supporters. o o o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted February 22, 2019 Tamawashi on the 19th was appointed 3rd goodwill ambassador for Asakura-city, Fukuoka, where the heya has its Kyushu lodgings since 2010 - with 3 years of office: "The landscape in Asakura is similar to the one home in Mongolia". He had a party on the same day there to celebrate the yusho. http://www.nishinippon.co.jp/nnp/f_toshiken/article/488488 Tamawashi had vowed to aim for the yusho to the kids of a school in same pref. Yukuhashi last year in June, and was there on the 20th to report that he succeeded. Local NHK vid: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kitakyushu/20190220/5020002561.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 4,083 Posted February 23, 2019 4 hours ago, Akinomaki said: "The landscape in Asakura is similar to the one home in Mongolia". Asakura: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Asakura,+Fukuoka+Prefecture,+Japan/@33.4214179,130.6687175,20766m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x354171697f8fe13d:0xfadf3defe6ab1dfe!8m2!3d33.4234125!4d130.665573 Mongolia: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mongolia/@43.0919267,101.2298685,290067m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x3627050669aa6d4b:0xe0dd213937e6e096!8m2!3d46.862496!4d103.846656 Well, yeah, other than the lack of forest or water or cities, I can see the similarities ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kamitsuumi 408 Posted February 23, 2019 Well there seems to be a lot of forests, waters, mountains and city near Ulaanbaatar, where Tamawashi is from. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) Terutsuyoshi today was appointed hometown support ambassador home in MinamiAwaji city local TV http://sun-tv.co.jp/suntvnews/news/2019/07/23/13877/ : local NHK vid: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/kobe/20190723/2020004390.html with the mayor o oo Edited July 25, 2019 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) This is new - a merger of police chief for the day with PR ambassador: Asanoyama was appointed yakuza eviction ambassador by the Toyama pref. police - the NSK has to pledge yakuza elimination to the local police for every event they hold. video message on the local TV news spot https://news.bbt.co.jp/topics_detail.phtml?Record_ID=c8c4b32b84555c3fad96d70147e89e6c local NHK vid http://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/toyama/20190925/3060002800.html o o o o o o oo Edited September 26, 2019 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jakusotsu 6,401 Posted September 25, 2019 20 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: the NSK has to pledge yakuza elimination to the local police for every event they hold. So half of the seats will be empty from now on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted September 25, 2019 (edited) Kotoeko today got appointed traffic safety special envoy at an autumn traffic safety campaign event in Miyazaki-city http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASM9T4CL8M9TTNAB003.html http://www.the-miyanichi.co.jp/horou/_41181.html Edited September 26, 2019 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted October 23, 2020 On 25/09/2019 at 12:54, Akinomaki said: This is new - a merger of police chief for the day with PR ambassador: Asanoyama was appointed yakuza eviction ambassador by the Toyama pref. police - the NSK has to pledge yakuza elimination to the local police for every event they hold. https://nikkankeisatsu.co.jp/news/191004-3.html Starting next year for the change of rules for yakuza eviction, leaflets by the Toyama police showing Asanoyama will be distributed in places in Toyama pref. that have to evict yakuza, 5000 leaflets are produced. https://www.hokkoku.co.jp/subpage/T20201024201.htm oshidase boryokudan (yakuza) ! In Japan not the yakuza, the ordinary people who give (protection) money or service to the yakuza are punished. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted May 26, 2022 Ichiyamamoto is the 7th PR ambassador for his hometown Osanai. The town mayor and the head of the local koenkai were at the heya on April 28th to give him the appointment certificate http://www.hokkaido-np.co.jp/article/685905 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) The 3 Onami Waka-brothers yesterday were appointed PR ambassadors for their hometown Fukushima with the mayor in front of Arashio-beya oo o o the 3 already were made PR ambassadors for the rice of Minami-Soma on the 17th, Wakatakamoto and Wakamotoharu were on location and tasted the new rice - Wakamotoharu had talked on local TV how they ate it as a child and the producers acted promptly - more food donations for the heya o o oo Edited October 26, 2022 by Akinomaki 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted October 26, 2022 20 hours ago, Akinomaki said: The 3 Onami Waka-brothers yesterday were appointed PR ambassadors for their hometown Fukushima https://www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp/kohoka-koho/shise/koho/happyo/r04/documents/20221020-1.pdf Mi-Waku-Man-Sai Fukushima-eeru (yell for) ambassadors 実・湧・満・彩 ふくしまエール大使 o The mayor also brought local fruits as a present, Wakamotoharu was the one to make a comment for the 3 "We'll gambarize with the thought that to leave results as rikishi leads to PR for Fukushima" o That day Wakatakakage did no keiko because of herpes at his nose, Wakamotoharu after just recovering from back pain did 8 bouts with Nishikigi and others on degeiko: "I'll cure it while doing keiko" http://www.daily.co.jp/general/2022/10/26/0015753655.shtml Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,485 Posted October 26, 2022 Nose herpes - now that might be the most unusual reason for kyujo I've heard 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tochinofuji 405 Posted October 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Katooshu said: Nose herpes - now that might be the most unusual reason for kyujo I've heard Though as a grappler, I definitely appreciate his taking a few days off! The last thing you want is someone with a cold sore smashing their face into yours. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 4,083 Posted October 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Katooshu said: Nose herpes - now that might be the most unusual reason for kyujo I've heard I'm familiar with the evocative phrase "brown-noser", but this opens a whole new vista of eewww. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tochinofuji 405 Posted October 27, 2022 59 minutes ago, Yamanashi said: I'm familiar with the evocative phrase "brown-noser", but this opens a whole new vista of eewww. Interestingly enough, the whole thing was a bit of an issue in Japan not too long ago: https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/wrestlers-slammed-by-stronger-skin-infection-study-1.735836 Study of interest involving rikishi: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080928210041.htm https://www.jwatch.org/jd200604250000011/2006/04/25/hairy-perils-judo-brush-with-fungus 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,839 Posted November 7, 2023 (edited) Now Makushita Kyokutaisei (from Hokkaido) on the 6th was re-appointed hometown ambassador for Shiroishi town, Saga, the hometown of his father. He was the first hometown ambassador of Shiroishi, appointed for 3 years in November 2020, when he had just dropped down again from makuuchi o o he hopes to be able again to use the Shiroishi-Minori-chan kesho mawashi again https://mizutayasunori.com/assets/pdf/portfolio_05.pdf o Edited November 11, 2023 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
