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was announced after a meeting of sumo elders on
December 1, 2017 that Takanohana would only talk to the Sumo Association's crisis management team once the police investigation was concluded. On December 28 an emergency meeting of the board of directors recommended unanimously to dismiss Takanohana as a director for failing to promptly report Takanoiwa's injuries to the Sumo Association, and for failing to co-operate with the investigation. Their recommendation was certified by a meeting of Sumo Association councilors and external members on January 4, with Takanohana demoted two rungs in the hierarchy. It is the first time that a director has been dismissed before the end of his scheduled term. He failed to gain re-election to the board in the February 2018 elections, receiving only two votes in the ballot. The Takanohana group had selected Ōnomatsu Oyakata (the former
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612:. The merger of his father's Fujishima stable with his uncle's Futagoyama stable in 1993 had added even more top division wrestlers to this list, giving him an advantage over Akebono, who had to face them all. By September 1996 Takanohana had won 15 tournament championships, and was still only 24 years old. However, after sitting out the first tournament of his career in November 1996 due to a back injury suffered on a regional tour, he put on more weight and began to be more susceptible to injury and illness.
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outside world had been noted, with
Takanohana being regarded as somewhat aloof and reserved and Wakanohana having a warmer personality. However, upon their father's death from cancer on May 30, 2005, a bitter rift between the brothers was widely reported in the Japanese media. Takanohana felt he should be the chief mourner at the funeral as he had remained in the Sumo Association whilst his brother had left to become a
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compared his actions to "an executive withholding from top management information that could rock the company." Sumo writer Chris Gould said
Takanohana was under fire for breaking sumo's code of secrecy by going to the police, whereas "in most other sports he'd be lauded as a whistleblowing hero." It
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also beginning his career in the same month. The two brothers had to move from the family quarters in the stable and join the communal room with all the other new recruits. They were also instructed not to refer to their parents as "father" and "mother" any more but as "oyakata" and "okamisan" (coach
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After making peace with his family, Takanohana regained some of his consistency in 2000, although he was temporarily sidelined by an elbow injury suffered in the July tournament. His brother had retired in March, and several other members of his stable were now past their best. With
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that year, creating the first ever sibling grand champions, the two were barely on speaking terms. Takanohana recovered to win the July and
September 1998 tournaments, and was runner-up that November. In 1999, however, he was even more badly affected by injuries, including a dislocated shoulder, and
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Association in August 2010, Takanohana returned to the judging department as director of judging. At 38 he was the second youngest director of judging in the history of the Sumo Association. The following month he and his wife were awarded ¥8.47 million in damages by the
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Takanohana had not used the correct documents. They accepted Takanohana's retirement, and the closure of Takanohana stable, on October 1, 2018. He received 10 million yen for retirement and bonuses, and has been allowed to use the name "Takanohana"
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on March 9 over the
Association's handling of the Takanoiwa affair. Although he withdrew the letter later that month following Takayoshitoshi's misbehavior, in August the Association demanded that he disavow what he wrote as "totally false," but he refused. He also announced that Takanohana stable
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declared he must compete or retire. He finished behind
Musashimaru on 12–3, the 16th time he had been a tournament runner-up. Considering how long he had been away, it was seen as an impressive comeback. However, he sat out the next tournament with a recurrence of the knee injury. He made another
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between 1995 and 1997, during which time he won 11 of the 17 tournaments he entered, finishing runner-up in the other six. He produced two more perfect scores of 15–0, in
September 1995 and September 1996. Overall he won 80 out of 90 bouts he fought in 1995, 70 out of 75 in 1996, and 78 out 90 in
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he announced his retirement. He said he had no regrets and was thankful to have achieved so much in sumo. His father spoke of his relief at the decision, after seeing his son battle through so many injuries. Takanohana's record of 22 tournament championships was the fourth best in sumo history,
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Takanohana also condemned his mother for her extramarital affair, which led to her divorce from his father and exit from the stable in July 2001, and had only been rumored up to that point. She has now reverted to her old name of Noriko Fujita and published a book and appeared on TV, revealing
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The Hanada family had generally received very positive press coverage while Takanohana and Wakanohana were active wrestlers, with the press holding them up as the ideal Japanese family and tending to ignore any splits between them. Their different attitudes towards both sumo philosophy and the
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at a restaurant in bar in Tottori Prefecture in late October. Takanohana reported the incident to the police but did not submit a medical certificate for his wrestler until near the start of the tournament. Takanohana refused to speak to the press about the incident or co-operate with the Sumo
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over allegations that his father benefited from a thrown match for the championship in 1975, saying, "she will essentially be fighting against me." He said he would take responsibility by resigning from the Sumo Association if she took the stand. In a radio interview Fujita said she would not
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Takanohana mentioned in October 2009 that he was interested in running for a spot on the Board of Directors in the February 2010 elections, and confirmed in January that he would stand, despite the fact that this would mean opposing the two officially sanctioned candidates of the Nishonoseki
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Having reached a peak weight of 160 kg (350 lb) as an active wrestler, he has lost a great deal of weight since his retirement (more than retired wrestlers typically do) and is now around 90 kg (200 lb). In 2009 he published a book detailing his weight loss methods.
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of tournament bouts in February 2004, only a year after his retirement, a role for which elders normally have to wait at least four years. After the election of the Association's Board of Directors in February 2008, the Association appointed Takanohana as Associate Manager of
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failed to endorse it by the required two-thirds majority, the first time this had happened in twenty five years. They insisted that two consecutive championships were required, having demanded the same of Akebono before his promotion. After changing the spelling of his
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who was elected to serve the Board as a director. For an organization that tends to follow seniority over achievement in its organization appointment, it was highly unusual for them to place a 35-year-old to such an influential position. However both former
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details of life as a stablemaster's wife that are seldom heard outside the sumo world. Takanohana has rarely spoken to her since. In June 2008 he spoke of his distress at the news that she had been named as a defence witness in a
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retired shortly afterwards. During 2008, he added four new recruits to his stable, the first for several years, bringing the total number of wrestlers in his charge up to ten. These include his first foreign recruit, a
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title in junior high school. Upon his graduation in 1988 he formally joined his father's stable. His elder brother Masaru had been planning to complete high school but dropped out so as not to lag behind his brother.
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and Chiyonofuji whom Takanohana is often compared to, served a stint as Associate Manager of Judging prior to their becoming the Board director. In February 2009 he was moved from the judging department to the
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Takanohana was the youngest ever to reach the top division at just 17, and he set a number of other age-related records. He had a solid but aggressive style, looking to get a right hand grip on his opponents'
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in a playoff on the final day. He won his final championship in May 2001, again in a playoff against Musashimaru, but it came at a great cost. He had suffered serious knee ligament damage in a loss to
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Chiyonofuji retired two days afterwards. In January 1992, he became the youngest ever top division tournament champion (19 years 5 months). He was too young to drink the celebratory
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1997, far ahead of any other wrestler. In three of the tournaments Takanohana did not win during this period, he was defeated by stablemates in playoffs: once to Wakanohana and twice to
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in 2004 and 2005 concerning match-fixing allegations and the controversy over his father's inheritance. He left the judging department once again in 2012 and became the director of the
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on June 1, 2003. Unusually, Takanohana allowed only 50 guests on stage to take a snip of his hair, instead of the normal 300 to 400. The ceremony, and the party held afterwards at the
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in November 1994, Takanohana at last managed to win two consecutive tournaments, with his second consecutive unbeaten 15–0 score, and his promotion was confirmed. He had been at the
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or losing record of 7–8 in November. In 1994, a year in which Akebono suffered several injury problems, Takanohana won the January and May tournaments, but was then outshone by
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on the 14th day but he insisted on fighting until the end of the tournament. As a result, he then missed an unprecedented seven consecutive tournaments, undergoing surgery in
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or special prize winner, receiving awards for Fighting Spirit and Technique. In the following tournament in May 1991 he defeated veteran
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4338:
4295:"貴乃花親方、退職金&功労金で約1000万円 芸能活動など「貴乃花」の使用は可能"
3815:
3813:
3400:"Takanoiwa Yoshimori Rikishi Information"
3392:
3273:"Sumo's star leaves the ring to darkness"
3011:
3009:
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2894:
2841:
4624:(in Japanese). Sponichi. 31 October 2017
3683:Parry, Richard Lloyd (28 January 2010).
3266:
3264:
3262:
3260:
3258:
3085:"Sumo forced to wrestle with media pack"
2715:
773:
544:after the September tournament, but the
500:
485:in the 1930s, with official tournaments
437:division (17 years 8 months).
371:
3935:
3789:
3743:"Takanohana group certified as ichimon"
3715:
3636:"Takanohana leaves Nishonoseki faction"
3298:
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3992:. Nikkei Asian Review. 1 December 2017
3810:
3500:"Takanohana: new life, new challenges"
3414:"Takanohana-beya adds another recruit"
3162:"Takanohana still star of the no-show"
3004:
2926:
2574:"Injured Takanohana retires from sumo"
294:and his rivalry with the foreign born
4776:Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize
4748:
4602:(in Japanese). Sanspo. 3 October 2017
3843:"Takanohana wins Kodansha libel suit"
3682:
3608:
3255:
3031:
3017:"Takanohana Kōji Rikishi Information"
2862:
4600:"花田優一氏、結婚説や熱愛説を否定「彼女はいません。そんな暇はないです"
4375:"Taka blasts Waka about inheritance"
3292:
3213:"Maru overpowers Taka to take title"
2808:
2768:
2753:. Asahi Evening News. Archived from
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379:(hand print autograph) of Takanohana
345:had held the second highest rank of
4011:Seales, Rebecca (1 December 2017).
3769:"Ex-star of sumo seen with mobster"
3435:"New Mongolian for Takanohana beya"
2751:"Scandals push sumo's grand family"
817:with amateur sumo experience named
24:
4449:Richard Lloyd Parry (2005-06-10).
4249:. Asahi Shimbun. 26 September 2018
3138:"Big guns head for Kyushu tourney"
2639:"What will become of the dynasty?"
837:division. Takanohana also coached
786:After his retirement he became an
564:
341:from 1958 to 1962, and his father
274:is a Japanese former professional
25:
5268:
4683:
4480:. Mainichi Daily News. 2005-06-18
4062:. Asahi Shimbun. 28 December 2017
3918:"貴乃花理事は巡業部長、相撲協会/デイリースポーツ online"
3718:"Reformer wins a sumo board seat"
3716:Hayashi, Yuka (1 February 2010).
2869:Kennedy, Gabrielle (2001-05-09).
2549:
729:
108:185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
3845:. Japan Times. 30 September 2010
3790:Buckton, Mark (27 August 2010).
2844:"Little Big Man Of Sumo Retires"
1141:
1021:Takanoiwa affair and resignation
744:or belt. His preferred grip was
41:name, the surname is Takanohana.
5165:Japan national rugby union team
4658:
4646:. Japan Times. 27 November 2018
4636:
4622:"貴乃花親方の長男・花田優一さんが結婚 お相手は陣幕親方の娘"
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3898:. Japan Times. 30 November 2017
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3823:. Japan Times. 28 December 2017
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3498:Fureland, Gilles (March 2004).
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2842:Sterngold, James (1991-05-28).
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4577:. January 2003. Archived from
4154:. Asahi Shimbun. 29 March 2018
4106:. Japan Times. 2 February 2018
4040:. Japan Times. 1 December 2017
3609:Gould, Chris (February 2010).
3377:Perran, Thierry (April 2004).
3299:Gunning, John (4 April 2019).
3271:Watts, Jonathan (2003-01-21).
3113:"Osaka to see yokozuna battle"
2963:University of California Press
2835:
2802:
2749:Akamoto, Makiro (2000-10-27).
2728:. University of Hawaii Press.
2604:"Takanohana bouts by kimarite"
722:, were both broadcast live on
411:) when he reached the rank of
13:
1:
4349:Brasor, Philip (2005-06-16).
4084:. Japan Times. 4 January 2018
3794:. Japan Times. Archived from
3638:. Japan Times. 9 January 2011
3456:"New recruits for Hatsu 2009"
3188:"Last hurrah for Takanohana?"
2939:. Trends in Japan. 2003-03-10
2543:
620:Takanohana was affected by a
546:Yokozuna Deliberation Council
328:
222:* Up to date as of June 2020.
5205:Japan national baseball team
5093:Japan national baseball team
3873:. 2007-11-09. Archived from
3560:. 2008-02-05. Archived from
3529:. 2008-02-04. Archived from
3136:Newton, Cldye (2000-11-05).
3062:. 1998-01-29. Archived from
2986:Buckton, Mark (2007-05-27).
2637:Lewin, Brian (August 2005).
971:to recruit new apprentices.
644:
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572:
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5133:Japan women's football team
3771:. Japan Times. 17 July 2010
3039:"Takanohana bouts by basho"
2538:List of past sumo wrestlers
2528:List of sumo record holders
2506:
1447:East Maegashira #13
1418:West Maegashira #12
1385:East Maegashira #14
1118:
1080:outside of the sumo world.
859:
264:
251:, born August 12, 1972, as
247:
198:Outstanding Performance (4)
10:
5273:
3553:【大相撲】スピード出世!貴乃花親方、35歳で役員待遇
3111:Adams, Andy (2000-03-12).
2422:=Outstanding performance;
1562:West Maegashira #2
1530:East Maegashira #2
1512:East Maegashira #1
1465:West Maegashira #1
1436:West Maegashira #9
1308:East Makushita #48
1235:East Jonokuchi #11
1017:(regional tour) director.
974:Following the election of
918:), and Magaki (the former
910:), Tokiwayama (the former
902:), Futagoyama (the former
36:
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5061:Japan men's football team
4782:
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4701:
2957:Vlastos, Stephen (1998).
2375:
1332:West Makushita #9
1321:East Makushita #6
1297:West Sandanme #13
1286:East Sandanme #41
1268:East Sandanme #74
1246:West Jonidan #101
906:), Otowayama (the former
853:
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3458:. Sumo Forum. 2008-12-23
3437:. Sumo Forum. 2008-12-23
2904:Schilling, Mark (1994).
2380:
2347:West Yokozuna #1
2329:West Yokozuna #1
2318:West Yokozuna #1
2307:West Yokozuna #1
2296:West Yokozuna #1
2285:West Yokozuna #1
2274:West Yokozuna #1
2256:West Yokozuna #1
2245:West Yokozuna #1
2234:East Yokozuna #1
2223:East Yokozuna #1
2212:East Yokozuna #1
2201:East Yokozuna #2
2183:East Yokozuna #2
2172:East Yokozuna #2
2161:West Yokozuna #1
2150:West Yokozuna #1
2139:East Yokozuna #1
2128:West Yokozuna #1
2110:West Yokozuna #2
2099:East Yokozuna #2
2088:West Yokozuna #2
2077:East Yokozuna #1
2066:West Yokozuna #1
2055:East Yokozuna #1
2037:East Yokozuna #1
2026:East Yokozuna #1
2015:West Yokozuna #1
2004:West Yokozuna #1
1993:West Yokozuna #1
1982:East Yokozuna #1
1964:East Yokozuna #1
1953:East Yokozuna #1
1942:East Yokozuna #1
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1920:East Yokozuna #1
1909:West Yokozuna #1
1891:East Yokozuna #1
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1818:East Yokozuna #1
1807:East Yokozuna #1
1796:East Yokozuna #1
1785:West Yokozuna #1
1774:East Yokozuna #1
1763:East Yokozuna #1
1617:East Sekiwake #1
1599:West Sekiwake #1
1584:West Komusubi #1
1573:East Komusubi #2
1551:West Sekiwake #1
1501:West Sekiwake #1
1483:West Komusubi #1
1257:West Jonidan #31
1091:Relationship with family
914:), Ōnomatsu (the former
158:Yokozuna (November 1994)
65:Takanohana, January 2015
5242:Japanese sumo wrestlers
3349:"Takanohana – goo Sumo"
2674:Sharnoff, Lora (1993).
922:) left the Nishonoseki
508:Now known as Takanohana
407:of Takanohana (meaning
5252:Sumo people from Tokyo
5181:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
4550:. Sumotalk. 2008-06-01
3522:大相撲:貴乃花親方が役員待遇・審判部副部長に
3416:. Sumotalk. 2008-06-04
3353:Japan Sumo Association
2780:Newton, Clyde (1994).
2533:Glossary of sumo terms
2386:Top division runner-up
1345:West Jūryō #10
1059:or judging committee.
792:Japan Sumo Association
783:
380:
323:Japan Sumo Association
27:Japanese sumo wrestler
3968:"相撲協会の貴ノ岩聴取 貴乃花親方が拒否"
2382:Top division champion
2332:Sat out due to injury
2310:Sat out due to injury
2299:Sat out due to injury
2288:Sat out due to injury
2277:Sat out due to injury
2259:Sat out due to injury
2248:Sat out due to injury
2237:Sat out due to injury
2175:Sat out due to injury
2080:Sat out due to injury
1894:Sat out due to injury
1745:East Ōzeki #1
1734:West Ōzeki #2
1723:East Ōzeki #1
1712:West Ōzeki #1
1701:East Ōzeki #1
1690:West Ōzeki #1
1672:East Ōzeki #1
1661:East Ōzeki #1
1650:East Ōzeki #1
1639:East Ōzeki #1
1628:East Ōzeki #1
1407:East Jūryō #2
1396:East Jūryō #5
1374:West Jūryō #3
1363:West Jūryō #6
829:division. He won the
777:
375:
5247:People from Suginami
4499:"The Hanada Dynasty"
3093:. London. 1999-01-30
2871:"Sumo's setting sun"
2813:The Big Book of Sumo
2720:Panek, Mark (2006).
2378:wins–losses–absences
844:Takanohana became a
770:Retirement from sumo
71:Personal information
4973:Joichiro Tatsuyoshi
4957:Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
4949:Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
4845:Hiroshima Toyo Carp
3877:on January 12, 2008
3798:on 5 September 2010
3722:Wall Street Journal
3616:. Sumo Fan Magazine
2906:Sumo: A Fan's Guide
2809:Hall, Mina (1997).
2641:. Sumo Fan Magazine
1924:12–3–PP
1148:
1036:Nikkei Asian Review
865:, replacing former
860:shimpanbu-fukubuchō
790:(or member) of the
200:Fighting Spirit (2)
5101:Urawa Red Diamonds
4821:Katsuaki Matsumoto
4132:on 6 February 2018
3866:貴親方公約2年以内にフルマラソン完走
3502:. Le Monde Du Sumo
3381:. Le Monde Du Sumo
2849:The New York Times
2414:=Fighting spirit;
2335:0–0–15
2313:0–0–15
2302:0–0–15
2291:0–0–15
2280:0–0–15
2262:0–0–15
2251:0–0–15
2240:0–0–15
2227:13–2–P
2205:14–1–P
2178:0–0–15
2103:0–3–12
2083:0–0–15
1997:1–4–10
1968:14–1–P
1957:13–2–P
1935:13–2–P
1897:0–0–15
1840:14–1–P
1822:12–3–P
1767:13–2–P
1654:13–2–P
1146:
1011:Kagamiyama Oyakata
784:
561:ever at the time.
381:
335:Wakanohana Kanji I
5214:
5213:
5085:Asashōryū Akinori
5077:Asashōryū Akinori
5037:Daisuke Matsuzaka
4741:
4740:
4725:Wakanohana Masaru
4722:Succeeded by
4205:on 2 January 2019
3664:. 2 February 2010
2504:
2503:
2398:Non-participation
2355:4–4–1
2165:5–3–7
2070:8–3–4
1986:8–5–2
1069:Chiganoura stable
1013:, and became the
800:Takanohana stable
716:Ryōgoku Kokugikan
695:Junichiro Koizumi
343:Takanohana Kenshi
319:Takanohana stable
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4581:on 2005-09-06
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3584:貴乃花親方が審判部副部長に
3578:
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3558:Sankei Sports
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3533:on 2012-12-05
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3380:
3373:
3359:on 2010-02-09
3358:
3354:
3350:
3344:
3328:
3324:
3323:"A cut above"
3318:
3303:. Japan Times
3302:
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2883:on 2008-06-03
2882:
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18:Takanohana II
5117:Ryo Ishikawa
5109:Ryo Ishikawa
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2578:the original
2481:ranks:
2478:
2443:
2432:
2424:
2416:
2408:
2402:
2377:
2350:
1170:Haru basho,
1137:
1125:Rie Miyazawa
1122:
1109:
1102:
1098:TV celebrity
1094:
1082:
1072:
1061:
1056:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1026:
1024:
1014:
1003:
1001:
997:
995:tournament.
986:
980:
973:
962:
957:
947:
941:
935:
931:
923:
893:
890:
883:
874:
866:
843:
834:
830:
826:
822:
803:
785:
759:
755:
749:
745:
739:
735:
733:
709:
707:
702:
681:behind only
666:
650:
648:
639:
633:
619:
600:
594:
587:
582:
578:
576:
565:
558:
554:
550:
541:
531:
527:
523:
519:
507:
502:
486:
479:
474:
470:
458:
447:
441:
439:
432:
426:
420:
417:
412:
409:noble flower
408:
402:
389:
382:
376:
368:Early career
360:
350:
346:
338:
332:
312:
306:
303:
295:
285:
279:
252:
229:
228:
155:Highest rank
131:Fujishima →
5227:1972 births
5197:Naoya Inoue
4861:Sadaharu Oh
4853:Sadaharu Oh
4837:Sadaharu Oh
4789:Shozo Saijo
4650:28 November
4527:Japan Today
4404:Japan Times
4379:Japan Times
4355:Japan Times
4066:28 December
3974:22 November
3952:22 November
3902:30 November
3827:28 December
3662:Japan Times
3333:17 February
3327:Japan Times
3242:Japan Times
3217:Japan Times
3192:Japan Times
3166:Japan Times
3142:Japan Times
3117:Japan Times
2992:Japan Times
2910:Japan Times
2452:Divisions:
1200:Aki basho,
1077:Shibatayama
870:Chiyonofuji
802:. Its last
754:by far was
687:Chiyonofuji
654:Musashimaru
538:Musashimaru
495:sex symbols
451:Chiyonofuji
265:Hanada Kōji
253:Kōji Hanada
214:Chiyonofuji
150:March, 1988
142:794-262-201
79:Kōji Hanada
5221:Categories
5125:Hakuhō Shō
4965:Hideo Nomo
4925:Randy Bass
4805:Taihō Kōki
4719:1994–2003
4585:2008-07-14
4575:NHK Online
4554:2008-06-02
4533:2008-06-02
4508:2008-06-02
4484:2007-05-12
4463:2008-06-02
4435:2008-06-02
4410:2008-06-04
4385:2008-06-23
4360:2008-06-03
4184:2019-10-17
4136:5 February
4110:2 February
4044:1 December
4022:7 December
3996:7 December
3928:2019-10-17
3881:2008-07-13
3727:1 February
3701:1 February
3595:2008-07-13
3568:2008-07-13
3537:2008-07-13
3506:2008-06-03
3462:2019-10-31
3441:2009-02-10
3420:2008-06-02
3385:2008-06-04
3363:2009-08-15
3285:2008-06-02
3248:2007-08-23
3223:2007-08-23
3198:2007-08-23
3147:2008-06-19
3122:2008-06-04
3097:2008-06-02
3070:2007-08-23
3045:2008-06-17
2997:2008-06-02
2943:2008-06-03
2887:2008-06-04
2855:2008-06-23
2761:2008-06-02
2676:Grand Sumo
2645:2007-07-18
2610:2009-08-15
2584:2007-05-12
2544:References
2499:Maegashira
2322:12–3
2216:12–3
2187:11–4
2154:13–2
2143:11–4
2132:12–3
2114:11–4
2041:12–3
2030:13–2
2019:14–1
2008:10–5
1946:13–2
1913:13–2
1884:15–0
1873:13–2
1862:14–1
1851:14–1
1811:15–0
1800:13–2
1789:14–1
1778:13–2
1749:15–0
1738:15–0
1727:11–4
1716:14–1
1705:11–4
1694:14–1
1665:12–3
1643:14–1
1632:11–4
1621:11–4
1603:10–5
1588:14–1
1555:5–10
1534:14–1
1487:11–4
1451:12–3
1411:10–5
1389:4–11
1133:Fujinoshin
1030:Harumafuji
976:Hanaregoma
912:Takamisugi
908:Takanonami
900:Takatōriki
839:Takakeishō
810:Takanonami
746:migi-yotsu
736:yotsu-sumo
678:Aminishiki
610:Takatōriki
606:Akinoshima
591:Takanonami
533:make-koshi
483:Futabayama
467:oolong tea
390:Takahanada
329:Background
292:Wakanohana
208:Gold Stars
176:Takanohana
172:Elder name
133:Futagoyama
84:1972-08-12
4456:The Times
4301:2 October
4279:3 October
4088:5 January
3690:The Times
2474:Jonokuchi
2462:Makushita
2092:9–6
2059:8–7
1676:7–8
1577:8–7
1566:9–6
1516:7–8
1505:7–8
1469:9–6
1440:6–9
1422:8–7
1400:8–7
1378:9–6
1367:9–6
1349:8–7
1336:7–0
1325:3–4
1312:7–0
1301:5–2
1290:5–2
1272:5–2
1261:6–1
1250:6–1
1239:5–2
1197:September
1129:shoemaker
1049:toshiyori
1007:Hokutoumi
943:yobidashi
879:Kitanoumi
819:Takanoiwa
815:Mongolian
764:Asashōryū
760:uwatenage
756:yori-kiri
691:Kitanoumi
645:2001–2003
616:1998–2000
573:1995–1997
459:yokozuna.
422:makushita
5257:Yokozuna
4734:Yokozuna
4714:Yokozuna
4628:25 April
4606:25 April
4459:. London
4158:29 March
4017:BBC News
3753:12 March
3281:. London
2786:Kodansha
2507:See also
2497:—
2495:Komusubi
2493:—
2491:Sekiwake
2489:—
2485:—
2483:Yokozuna
2479:Makuuchi
2472:—
2468:—
2466:Sandanme
2464:—
2460:—
2456:—
2454:Makuuchi
2440:Kinboshi
1338:Champion
1314:Champion
1207:November
1119:Marriage
1042:sekiwake
1027:yokozuna
1004:yokozuna
949:tokoyama
875:yokozuna
867:yokozuna
835:makuuchi
823:sekitori
805:sekitori
751:kimarite
703:yokozuna
658:Musōyama
651:yokozuna
634:yokozuna
602:sekiwake
583:yokozuna
579:yokozuna
566:Yokozuna
559:yokozuna
542:yokozuna
528:yokozuna
524:yokozuna
503:yokozuna
489:honbasho
475:yokozuna
448:yokozuna
434:makuuchi
361:yokozuna
339:yokozuna
314:yorikiri
296:yokozuna
281:yokozuna
235:Japanese
94:Suginami
3849:24 June
3802:25 June
3775:25 June
3668:24 June
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