RabidJohn 1,855 Posted August 13, 2022 12 hours ago, junsan said: Someone ought to have a chat with Nishonoseki's barber. The Kim Jong Un cut isn't exactly in vogue these days. Short back and sides might not be a hit with the kids currently, but I doubt the North Korean despot will ever affect the popularity of the haircut the way Hitler did with the toothbrush moustache. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,846 Posted August 13, 2022 5 hours ago, RabidJohn said: Short back and sides might not be a hit with the kids currently, but I doubt the North Korean despot will ever affect the popularity of the haircut the way Hitler did with the toothbrush moustache. That successor would be John Bolton? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hakutorizakura 643 Posted August 15, 2022 On 09/08/2022 at 23:14, Katooshu said: That was the painful irony of it. He was an ironman and always resistant to injury, then his very first yokozuna tournament he suffers a debilitating one. At least he still got a yokozuna yusho though. That basho was quite something, all that drama near the end with the injury, the Teru henka, and the Kise comeback on day 15. That... was the basho that got me hooked on regular sumo watching. I was staying somewhat close to his heya some weeks ago, too bad no chance to visit it. Maybe next time... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,846 Posted August 21, 2022 Waseda university on the 27th. https://www.facebook.com/256261837818574/posts/pfbid02ZJ4c1ADJtA5gkSruWt2u6qEmg3uSAePFtjtnUGhq1TYW3nXB1BSdi2VE5YtwVz47l/ 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted August 27, 2022 Waseda today in front of about 1000, including those watching online (only for Waseda apparently). Nishonoseki wants to have some kind of Kisenosato cup in Ibaraki pref., in Ami town where the heya is. A national wampaku tournament to find the best kids in Japan, of course he wants to have a pool of future prospects for his heya, like Miyagino has with the Hakuho cup. At this the latest of his regular talk events he also mentioned plans to support the making of a dohyo at schools all over the country, which the NSK regularly does. Asked for his goal as a shisho he said he wants to bring all of his deshi to sekitori, and make some of them into y/o. https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2022/08/27/kiji/20220827s00005000516000c.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seiyashi 4,108 Posted August 27, 2022 6 minutes ago, Akinomaki said: Nishonoseki wants to have some kind of Kisenosato cup in Ibaraki pref., in Ami town where the heya is. A national wampaku tournament to find the best kids in Japan, of course he wants to have a pool of future prospects for his heya, like Miyagino has with the Hakuho cup. At this the latest of his regular talk events he also mentioned plans to support the making of a dohyo at schools all over the country, which the NSK regularly does. Asked for his goal as a shisho he said he wants to bring all of his deshi to sekitori, and make some of them into y/o. I don't know about yall, but this sounds awfully ambitious to me...? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted August 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Seiyashi said: I don't know about yall, but this sounds awfully ambitious to me...? Promises like a politician, showing his determination to become the next+1,2 rijicho. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,846 Posted August 27, 2022 BS1, 29th August, 9pm. https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/KQ8893GKX6/?fbclid=IwAR2lW33m4aZFahR91Uu7v6AKSQpkaDW53MqgueEoaq8LRgg9e0zln0E3QhI 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaninoyama 1,818 Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) On 27/08/2022 at 23:48, rhyen said: BS1, 29th August, 9pm. https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/KQ8893GKX6/?fbclid=IwAR2lW33m4aZFahR91Uu7v6AKSQpkaDW53MqgueEoaq8LRgg9e0zln0E3QhI The documentary linked above followed ex-Kisenosato over the past year on his journey to launch his heya--from getting his first recruits, to the first training sessions at the temporary stable at Tsukuba U., to bringing ex-Yoshikaze aboard; to completing construction and opening of his new heya. Among the highlights: A basketball court on the grounds of the heya so the rikishi can stay active and have fun moving around even after training His strong belief that developing a powerful lower-body foundation through the fundamentals (shiko, suriashi, etc.), which he realized was essential after stopping Hakuho's winning match streak having withstood his opponent's fierce attack His shisho, ex-Yokozuna Naruto Oyakata, was developed by another ex-Yokozuna, Wakanohana; so there's pressure on him to keep the tradition alive of Yokozuna developing Yokozuna His shisho and his shisho's shisho were ultra-strict, but Nishonoseki Oyakata seems to be taking a kinder approach; lavishing praise when his rikishi improve and making sure to talk with them directly every day to boost their confidence and self-belief He makes extensive use of video feedback; his reasoning being that his young deshi have grown up on YouTube and that's how they learn When his deshi Nishihara suffered a knee injury, he drove him himself to a hospital specializing in the injury 180 kilometers away He feels the added pressure of adopting the Nishonoseki name; but the pressure will drive him to focus and work harder He was determined to defy convention and open his heya in his home prefecture of Ibaraki--far from Tokyo--after the hometown reception he received at his yusho parade His dream is to give birth to homegrown Ozeki and/or Yokozuna from Ibaraki Edited August 30, 2022 by Kaninoyama 6 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhyen 1,846 Posted August 30, 2022 On 27/08/2022 at 22:48, rhyen said: BS1, 29th August, 9pm. https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/KQ8893GKX6/?fbclid=IwAR2lW33m4aZFahR91Uu7v6AKSQpkaDW53MqgueEoaq8LRgg9e0zln0E3QhI https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1PG41157EY/ 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morning 85 Posted August 30, 2022 I'm sure we are still a bit away from Nishonseki giving birth. Regardless of future yokozuna prospects of a child. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidJohn 1,855 Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Morning said: I'm sure we are still a bit away from Nishonseki giving birth. Regardless of future yokozuna prospects of a child. I'm accustomed to seeing 'raise' or 'produce', rather than 'give birth' in this context, but I've learned to be wary of challenging other people's translations from a language I know very little of... And I know what he's getting at regardless. Edited August 30, 2022 by RabidJohn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Katooshu 3,335 Posted August 30, 2022 After all those years at ozeki people doubted he'd ever become yokozuna too, don't count him out from giving birth just yet! 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaninoyama 1,818 Posted August 31, 2022 (edited) Pretty sure the original Japanese was 誕生させたい (tanjou sasetai) which literally means give birth to and yes produce, develop, etc. would be more natural, but you guys know what I mean. Carry on... Edited August 31, 2022 by Kaninoyama Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted September 8, 2022 Nishonoseki talking about his favorite golf clubs as PR for maker PXG Japan https://www.alba.co.jp/gear/column/article?title_id=983&id=19688 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seiyashi 4,108 Posted September 8, 2022 This is probably a very spicy joke for multiple reasons, but good thing they didn't get Kasugano to do the PR or it'd have sounded like a BDSM commercial. "I love the bend in this shaft as it curves around a rikishi's back..." Not that I think he'll go down that road ever, but this CM is also going to be harsher in hindsight if Nishonoseki ever gets hauled up for anything hazing-related. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaninoyama 1,818 Posted September 8, 2022 Golf Video Highlights: Nishonoseki says he averages around 82 per round. He generates a driver ball speed right around Japanese pro tour average. He cranked a few launch monitor drives over 280 yards. He's excited at the prospect of his new set of custom clubs enabling him to break 80 consistently. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted September 29, 2022 On 27/12/2021 at 22:06, Akinomaki said: Araiso gets his own weekly radio program, on Mondays 19-19:15h JST, except during the basho. Start on October 5th, at the Nagoya based station Tokai Radio www.tokairadio.co.jp: "Araiso-oyakata yokozuna life-way 人生道" And this program had its last episode posted today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4eiZPHz5Ok He had a 2nd program, yokozuna butsukari geiko, that also ends this month. Nishonoseki has more than enough to do with his main activities now - and he still writes his columns. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) Nishonoseki had another talk event on the 2nd, in Inashiki, Ibaraki, together with Nakamura - about 440 citizens attended. o the exhibition about the heya from Ami town opened in the city's History and Folklore museum, on display till the 16th also his famous kesho mawashi set o this tegata monument is donated to the city and will stay on display o o The same day he had another talk-show in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka http://www.at-s.com/news/article/shizuoka/1131539.html o organized by his sponsor Ai koumuten, who provides the heya lodgings for Kyushu and Nagoya On 17/06/2022 at 14:42, Akinomaki said: Nishonoseki on the 16th in Yachiyo was appointed cheerleader of the PR project for the keisui nashi pear, Ibaraki local produce. A PR video was recorded, to be published on the net. On the 3rd he received some keisui nashi and one special (extra sweet and above 1kg) "dream-"keisui nashi from the producers. This autumn only 6 keisui nashi got the approval of being a "maboroshi no keisui", the other 5 were sold in Tokyo for about 10 000 yen each. local NHK vid http://ibarakinews.jp/news/newsdetail.php?f_jun=16647919133316 Edited October 12, 2022 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted October 21, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 20:28, Akinomaki said: On 17/06/2022 at 14:42, Akinomaki said: Nishonoseki on the 16th in Yachiyo was appointed cheerleader of the PR project for the keisui nashi pear, Ibaraki local produce. A PR video was recorded, to be published on the net. On the 3rd he received some keisui nashi and one special (extra sweet and above 1kg) "dream-"keisui nashi from the producers. This autumn only 6 keisui nashi got the approval of being a "maboroshi no keisui", the other 5 were sold in Tokyo for about 10 000 yen each. Video from the presentation by the producers They ate an ordinary keisui nashi in the end and did kampai with keisui juice 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidJohn 1,855 Posted October 22, 2022 @Akinomaki Is it a grapefruit? Google Translate point blank refuses to do its job for 'keisui nashi"... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted October 22, 2022 5 minutes ago, RabidJohn said: @Akinomaki Is it a grapefruit? Google Translate point blank refuses to do its job for 'keisui nashi"... You just have to click the link from the quote above to see what kind of pear a nashi is - and a keisui one is what wagyu is for beef On 17/06/2022 at 14:42, Akinomaki said: Nishonoseki on the 16th in Yachiyo was appointed cheerleader of the PR project for the keisui nashi pear, Ibaraki local produce. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RabidJohn 1,855 Posted October 22, 2022 How the hell did I miss 'pear'? Well, at least I've learned that not all pears are pear-shaped... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,814 Posted December 6, 2022 Nishonoseki on the 4th had a talk show after watching keiba at the Chukyo racecourse in Toyoake, Aichi, his first visit there - he wants to come again o o He has some experience at this and is said to love the keiba horse race On 19/02/2019 at 08:27, Akinomaki said: Tagonoura-beya becomes the first heya that stays at a keiba ground for their regional basho lodgings. For Osaka they'll stay at the Sonoda racecourse in Amagasaki, asageiko can be watched from the 26th to March 7th, the new Araiso-oyakata will be there On 06/03/2019 at 21:30, Akinomaki said: Araiso had a talk-show at the heya's racecourse. About the eternal bouts with Takayasu: in the past he had trained for himself, but now he only thinks of how to help Takayasu - with the result that his own sumo gets better and better. o o 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dingo 1,303 Posted December 7, 2022 On 06/12/2022 at 11:54, Akinomaki said: Nishonoseki on the 4th had a talk show after watching keiba at the Chukyo racecourse in Toyoake, Aichi, his first visit there - he wants to come again o o He has some experience at this and is said to love the keiba horse race Uh-oh, gambling and sumo don't mix well, even if it is legalised gambling... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
