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HAKUHO

SUMO
Jul 6, 2015
Sumo elite laud Nadeshiko's achievement
Nadeshiko Japan were hailed after their overwhelming 5-2 defeat in the Women's World Cup final by the elites of Japan's most traditional sport on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 24, 2015
Sekiwake Terunofuji wins title after Hakuho stumbles
Sekiwake Terunofuji defeated Aoiyama and captured his first career title at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday, thanks in part to a late meltdown by yokozuna and fellow Mongolian Hakuho.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 23, 2015
Hakuho loses sole lead
Sumo
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 22, 2015
Hakuho takes sole lead
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho came roaring back from a shock defeat to beat ozeki Kotoshogiku on Friday and seize sole possession of the lead at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with two rounds of bouts remaining.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 21, 2015
Hakuho, Kaisei lose, remain tied for lead
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho squandered the chance to seize sole possession of the lead with a shock defeat to ozeki Goeido at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 20, 2015
Hakuho has no issues in win over Terunofuji
Dominant yokozuna Hakuho remained firmly on course for a seventh consecutive title with a stylish win over sekiwake Terunofuji at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 18, 2015
Harumafuji loses share of lead after upset loss
The leaderboard at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament got a little less congested Monday, on the ninth day of action, with three of the overnight co-leaders falling to losses.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 17, 2015
Hakuho gets breather due to foe's withdrawal
Idle Hakuho was gifted a seventh win and fellow Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji also stayed in the leading pack after barging out Ichinojo at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 15, 2015
Hakuho, Harumafuji capture share of lead
The Mongolian yokozuna duo of Hakuho and Harumafuji both posted handsome victories to move into a share of the lead on Friday, the sixth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 13, 2015
Sadanoumi beats Harumafuji in do-over bout, hands yokozuna first loss of tournament
Yokozuna Harumafuji got the judges' marching order for a do-over, then lost to rank-and-filer Sadanoumi, who sent him to his first defeat on the fourth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 12, 2015
Nine tied for early lead
Yokozuna Hakuho shot down Tochinoshin to keep his eyes firmly on the prize on the third day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 11, 2015
Hakuho bounces back in style on second day
Hakuho shrugged off his defeat to Ichinojo on opening day to get in the winner's column with a convincing victory against Takarafuji at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 10, 2015
Hakuho suffers loss on tourney's first day
Yokozuna Hakuho was sent to a shock defeat at the hands of big man Ichinojo on the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Apr 29, 2015
Hakuho out for No. 35, Henderson out just to survive
When the 2015 Summer Grand Sumo Tournament gets under way on May 10 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan, for the first time in just over three years, Hakuho's dominance over fellow yokozuna Harumafuji and Kakuryu will not be the hot topic on the lips of sumo fans the world over.
Japan Times
SUMO
Apr 27, 2015
Hakuho remains atop east wing of rankings
Yokozuna Hakuho, who is aiming to become the only man to ever win seven consecutive titles for the second time, retained his prestigious position on the east wing for the eighth tournament in a row with the release of the new sumo rankings by the Japan Sumo Association on Monday.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Mar 26, 2015
Hakuho showing no signs of letting up
When Hakuho won his 33rd Emperor’s Cup in January, he was widely acknowledged as the greatest ever grand champion in the history of the sport.
SUMO
Mar 23, 2015
Exultant Hakuho brushes aside controversy over remarks
A night after extending his own record for career championships with his 34th, yokozuna Hakuho on Monday brushed aside talk concerning his apparent icy relationship with the judging committee that came in the wake of his critical remarks in January.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 22, 2015
Hakuho captures 34th Emperor's Cup
Yokozuna Hakuho won his 34th career championship on the final day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, continuing his voyage into uncharted territory on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 20, 2015
Terunofuji puts end to Hakuho's perfect run
Terunofuji sentenced Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho to a shock first defeat at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday to keep his title hopes alive with two days of the 15-day basho remaining.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 19, 2015
Jeter meets Hakuho, other sumo wrestlers
Retired New York Yankees star Derek Jeter took the sumo world by storm on Thursday, when he took in the action at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament iand met some of the wrestlers afterward.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
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