Kotoseiya Yuichi 3 Posted February 1, 2002 Former yokozuna Kitanoumi has been elected to become the new rijicho as was expected. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubiquitoyama 4 Posted February 1, 2002 Here is a picture from Kyodo News of him right after announcement. Maybe a new rijicho avatar? I must say Tokitsukaze still looks more as I picture the rijicho though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubiquitoyama 4 Posted February 1, 2002 Ok. Here is the new list of riji as well as the three supervisors. In an earlier post I rambled about Sadogatake being in Dewanoumi-ichimon which of course was incorrect (Blush...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chiyozakura 163 Posted February 1, 2002 Do you know which tasks the Rijicho will have? Who are the new head shimpan? I guess Musashigawa and Kokonoe remain in that posotion but Sakaigawa should have been replaced because of age. Any news on that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubiquitoyama 4 Posted February 1, 2002 Got new information on the eleventh candidate (thanks to Masumi Abe on the sumo mailing list). It was Minato-oyakata from Tokitsukaze-ichimon, and it stood between him and Musashigawa for the tenth position. It went down to a vote among all voters (108: 102 toshiyori, 2 tate-gyoji, and 4 rikishi representatives) and ended Musashigawa 63 vs Minato 45. No info on whose head of the shimpan though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kotoseiya Yuichi 3 Posted February 3, 2002 I think I read somewhere that yokozuna have a voting right but if there have been four votes by the rikishi, who would have been those two others? Selected by rikishi association? Also, 102 toshiyori voting? Yet their number is 107 (105 regulars plus Taiho and Kitanoumi as ichidai toshiyori). Either some were absent or ineligible in votings they were involved in as candidates? Two names that stand out from the list are Tokiwayama and Wakafuji who aren't heya-mochi no oyakata (they don't own the heya they operate in). Apparently they must be considered men worthy of such a high position on some other criteria. Wasn't one rijicho even an old maegashira and it was thought to be odd that man with such relative lack of success in his active career was elected at the time he emerged rijicho? The name escapes me... (I do not get it...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yubiquitoyama 4 Posted February 3, 2002 I think I read somewhere that yokozuna have a voting right but if there have been four votes by the rikishi, who would have been those two others? Selected by rikishi association? I can't recall the exact rules, but I read that the rikishi representatives were Musashimaru, Takanohana, Chiyotaikai and one more Ozeki (I think it was Musoyama, but possibly Kaio). Also, 102 toshiyori voting? Yet their number is 107 (105 regulars plus Taiho and Kitanoumi as ichidai toshiyori). Either some were absent or ineligible in votings they were involved in as candidates? No, 102 is everyone eligible, so I assume everyone was present. There are 105 regulars, but 6 of them are not currently used by an oyakata: Sanoyama (Konishiki's), Fujishima (Wakanohana's), Kise (retired), Shikoroyama (Terao's), Edagawa (retired) and Onoue (retired). Those 99 plus ichidai toshiyoris Kitanoumi and Taiho plus Akebono (who, as Yokozuna, are not regarded as jun-toshiyori) make up the 102. Two names that stand out from the list are Tokiwayama and Wakafuji who aren't heya-mochi no oyakata (they don't own the heya they operate in). Apparently they must be considered men worthy of such a high position on some other criteria. Yes. I don't know exactly why, but apparently it extends to some earlier period, since they are now both RE-elected. Wasn't one rijicho even an old maegashira and it was thought to be odd that man with such relative lack of success in his active career was elected at the time he emerged rijicho? The name escapes me... (I do not get it...) This was former Maegashira-1 Dewanohana who were Dewanoumi and Musashigawa in his time as oyakata. If I recall correctly his rijicho-hood had mostly to do with him being a good administrator and major advisor to the old Futabayama when he was rijicho. As Futabayama died in 1968 Musashigawa became a rather natural replacement despite only having been a former Maegashira. He was rijicho right up to his retirement, so I assume there was no one else who was willing or able to replace him at the time. He was rijicho 1968 to 1974. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maguroyama 27 Posted February 16, 2002 I have read somewhere (possibly Sumo World?) that all current yokozuna and ozeki, as well as the two tate-gyoji can vote in the elections. Does anyone know if this is true? But then of course it should have been 6 rikishi votes. Also, speaking of toshiyori, does anyone know if my old favorite Kotonishiki is being successful in hunting for a permanent kabu? As a jun-toshiyori, he will have to leave the kyokai if he can't find a proper toshiyori name by September this year. I'm getting a bit worried... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kotoseiya Yuichi 3 Posted February 16, 2002 Also, speaking of toshiyori, does anyone know if my old favorite Kotonishiki is being successful in hunting for a permanent kabu? As a jun-toshiyori, he will have to leave the kyokai if he can't find a proper toshiyori name by September this year. I'm getting a bit worried... I'd really like to know more about his situation, too. Sadogatake-beya has five kabu (Sadogatake, Hidenoyama, Kumegawa, Shikoroyama & Shiratama) but none of them is free for now if I've understood correctly. Hidenoyama is held by former sekiwake Hasegawa (born on 1944) who could step down and become only informally associated with the heya but I doubt that. Kumegawa (Kotoinazuma), Shikoroyama (Kotogaume) and Shiratama (Kototsubaki) are all held by men born between 1960 and 1963. They probably will want to keep their kabu in any case but I don't (does anyone?) really know what kind of inter-heya arrangements have been made? If any, that is. Sadogatake's kabu is most likely reserved for his son-in-law Kotonowaka. It would certainly look odd if the most successful Sadogatake rikishi since Oguruma Oyakata (Kotokaze) would have to start repairing cars. I seem to recall that was once his plan after the rikishi career. An outright purchase of a kabu? I'd gladly donate few Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
