Akinomaki 41,815 Posted June 15 Time to move to this subforum Yesterday Hakuho had a late party for his 40th birthday on March 11th with about 200 (well paying) guests and announced the creation of a new company: Hakuho Dayan Sumo&Sports Inc. - he's a descendant of Dayan Khan Not yet on the net: https://hakuho-dayan.com/ https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000164427.html interviewed o o o o o he said he'll be at the Sumo World Championships in Bangkok in September to watch and learn for his World Sumo Grand Slam o the party o ooo celeb guests (Baruto was there as well) o o o 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,815 Posted August 16 On 15/06/2025 at 09:14, Akinomaki said: Yesterday Hakuho had a late party for his 40th birthday on March 11th with about 200 (well paying) guests and announced the creation of a new company: Hakuho Dayan Sumo&Sports Inc. - he's a descendant of Dayan Khan Not yet on the net: https://hakuho-dayan.com/ Now the new Hakuho Dayan Sumo&Sports company is on the net, with a poster-like front-page, but otherwise still under construction o 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 47,226 Posted August 17 8 hours ago, Akinomaki said: Now the new Hakuho Dayan Sumo&Sports company is on the net, with a poster-like front-page, but otherwise still under construction o More details on the webpage.. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,815 Posted September 4 Hakuho is PR ambassador for Osaki, Miyagi - the 22nd city.osaki.miyagi.jp/shisei/soshikikarasagasu/sangyokeizaibu/kankokoryuuka/1680.html, since July 2011, shortly after he was active as frontrunner for the 3/11 disaster relief there - the Tohoku quake/tsunami was on his birthday. On the 30th, his tenure as Osaki treasure ambassador was renewed o Miyagino-beya had a koenkai there, he and the rikishi were there frequently. He was interviewed by the local paper and talked about his World sumo grand slam plans. "25-30 countries are at the sumo world championships, though 84 countries are registered. I want to endeavour to have sumo selected for the Olympic games." o Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,815 Posted September 12 (edited) At the IFS meeting today in Bangkok, before the sumo world championships start there tomorrow, the new head of the J sumo federation Toyota was elected new head of the international federation as well. And Hakuho was appointed the newly installed external advisor. https://www.jiji.com/sp/article?k=2025091200956&g=spo - if we assume that Toyota never was active in amateur sumo tournaments, some day also Hakuho might be head of the sumo federation(s), instead of the NSK Edited September 12 by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,815 Posted September 27 (edited) IFS advisor Hakuho had his first amateur sumo experience, at the sumo club of his main sponsor Toyota: special keiko with, for the first time for him, keiko bouts with female athletes, later an interview with talk about his future plans Edited September 27 by Akinomaki 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 41,815 Posted 5 hours ago (edited) For his work, esp. for children with the Hakuho cup and for his new company aiming to popularise sumo in the world, Hakuho gets a HEROs AWARD 2025 from the Nippon foundation, as a role model for contribution to society. Another HEROs AWARD goes to Megumi_Ikeda o Edited 5 hours ago by Akinomaki Share this post Link to post Share on other sites