Kyokai elections 2022

[Kintamayama]

The new number 2 man in the Kyokai will be Michinoku Oyakata, "senior executive manager".  The judging department will now be led by two Oyakatas- Isegahama and Sadogatake. Sakaigawa will be in charge of the Kyushu basho. Kasugano will be in charge of jungyo and other stuff. Dewanoumi- in charge of the Nagoya basho. Shibatayama continues to be head of PR. Hanakago will be in charge of crisis management, the Compliance committee and the training institute. Newcomer Isenoumi will be in charge of the Osaka basho.

[Seiyashi]

I wonder if this signals that Sadogatake is in line to be shimpanbuchō after Isegahama retires (less than 4 years from now), although a co-head rather than a deputy seems to be a new way of doing things...?

[Sakura]

1 hour ago, Seiyashi said:

I wonder if this signals that Sadogatake is in line to be shimpanbuchō after Isegahama retires (less than 4 years from now), although a co-head rather than a deputy seems to be a new way of doing things...?

I think Isegahama only has two years left, so this sort of arrangement makes some sort of sense.

[Akinomaki]

2 hours ago, Seiyashi said:

I wonder if this signals that Sadogatake is in line to be shimpanbuchō after Isegahama retires (less than 4 years from now), although a co-head rather than a deputy seems to be a new way of doing things...?

3rd time, but slightly different, deputy heads are fuku-riji Fujishima and Kumegawa, before there were 3. Isegahama started that way in which he now ends.

On 04/02/2013 at 14:40, Asashosakari said:

1) Freshly 'elected' riji Isegahama (ex-Asahifuji) has been made co-director of the shimpan department along with incumbent Kagamiyama (ex-Tagaryu). In turn the second vice shimpan slot held by vice riji Matsugane (ex-Wakashimazu) has been eliminated. It's the second time they're going with two chiefs and one deputy instead of the customary setup the other way around - the previous one with Kokonoe and Tomozuna saw an untimely end after just half a year due to the gambling scandal.that's tied to the shimpan position.

[ryafuji]

3 hours ago, Sakura said:

I think Isegahama only has two years left, so this sort of arrangement makes some sort of sense.

Isegahama will turn 65 on July 6 2025,  so he has just over three years and three months left. 

[Akinomaki]

3 minutes ago, ryafuji said:

Isegahama will turn 65 on July 6 2025,  so he has just over three years and three months left. 

But this means he can't be in the next riji elections, so he has only 2 years left as executive.

[themistyseas]

10 hours ago, Kintamayama said:

Shibatayama continues to be head of PR

I understand of course his level of seniority both as a longtime oyakata and also a former Yokozuna, but I'm disappointed not to see a switch here. I know he's had a challenging couple of years having to be the public face of the kyokai's pandemic response and associated crises (and perhaps this is why he remains in the role), but he's made some disappointing comments and I wonder if there's someone else who might be a bit more media savvy who could take it on.

[Akinomaki]

New riji Isenoumi and Sadogatake had an online press conference

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The new rijikai - as a rough outline, I found no better photo. New riji and deputies in the back, and Hanakago as lowest in rank of the old. Without external riji, they stay the same.

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overview with duties

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Edited March 31, 2022 by Akinomaki

[Akinomaki]

On 30/03/2022 at 15:33, Akinomaki said:

On 30/03/2022 at 13:11, Seiyashi said:

I wonder if this signals that Sadogatake is in line to be shimpanbuchō after Isegahama retires (less than 4 years from now), although a co-head rather than a deputy seems to be a new way of doing things...?

3rd time, but slightly different, deputy heads are fuku-riji Fujishima and Kumegawa, before there were 3. Isegahama started that way in which he now ends.

Fujishima is also the deputy head of operations, no. 2 Michinoku's department. There are only 3 head shimpan needed for the last 3 shifts, which are headed by the top of the department. Fujishima is expected to be in the torikumi and banzuke compiling committees, but no longer at the dohyo. He was the best, but  Kumegawa and Sadogatake will likely produce better decisions than what we saw/heard from Nishikido and Takashima in the past.

Nishonoseki will likely be in a shift with Asakayama (Kaio).

http://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/202204050000715.html

That he will no longer appear as commentator on NHK might spare Takayasu the jinx and a critical loss next time

Edited April 23, 2022 by Akinomaki