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KAKURYU

Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 9, 2020
New Year Basho provides intriguing mix of storylines
Every sumo tournament contains a myriad of storylines.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Nov 10, 2019
Yokozuna Kakuryu pulls out of Kyushu Basho
Yokozuna Kakuryu pulled out of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a lumbar spine injury after hurting his back in practice on Sunday morning, according to his Michinoku stablemaster.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 7, 2019
Emperor's Cup race looks wide open at Kyushu Basho
Although he retired a quarter century ago and made just 18 appearances for Nagoya Grampus Eight, Gary Lineker remains one of the names most closely associated with Japanese soccer among foreign fans.
Japan Times
SUMO
Oct 28, 2019
Kakuryu sits atop latest rankings
Kakuryu will go into next month's Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in pole position as he searches for his seventh career championship, while Takakeisho returns at the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki, according to the latest rankings released by the Japan Sumo Association on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 23, 2019
Quest to capture 10 titles a tough challenge for current crop of star wrestlers
It's been over 15 years since Andre 3000 of seminal Atlanta rap group OutKast once asked — and answered — a pressing question: "What's cooler than being cool? Ice cold!"
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 15, 2019
Perfect Okinoumi remains in front
Rank-and-filer Okinoumi earned his eighth straight win at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday to remain undefeated and in sole control at the midpoint of the 15-day meet.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 15, 2019
Yokozuna Kakuryu withdraws from Autumn Basho
Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu pulled out of the ongoing Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with a left knee injury on Sunday, a day after suffering his third straight loss to a rank-and-file wrestler.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 14, 2019
Unbeaten Okinoumi alone at top
Okinoumi maintained the sole lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday, improving to 7-0 with an impressive win over fellow rank-and-file grappler Myogiryu.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 13, 2019
Unbeaten Okinoumi grabs sole lead
A mishap involving a referee left maegashira Okinoumi in the sole lead of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday, the sixth day of competition.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 12, 2019
Kakuryu handed first defeat; Takakeisho, Okinoumi improve to 5-0
Yokozuna Kakuryu suffered his first loss of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday, falling behind undefeated co-leaders sekiwake Takakeisho and rank-and-filer Okinoumi on Day 5.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 11, 2019
Kakuryu, two others earn 4th wins
Yokozuna Kakuryu kept his share of the lead at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, defeating rank-and-filer Ichinojo in the day's final bout at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 10, 2019
Kakuryu notches third straight win
Yokozuna Kakuryu retained his spotless record with a third straight win at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, while ozeki Goeido suffered his first loss and dropped down the leaderboard.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 9, 2019
Lone yokozuna Kakuryu earns second straight win
Yokozuna Kakuryu defended the rank's honor by making quick work of rank-and-filer Hokutofuji at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday en route to his second straight win.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 8, 2019
Yokozuna Hakuho suffers upset on opening day of Autumn Basho
Hakuho suffered a big upset at the hands of rank-and-filer Hokutofuji on Sunday, the first day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO
Sep 8, 2019
Sumo 101: Degeiko
The vast majority of a sumo wrestler's training bouts take place at home, against his own stablemates.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 5, 2019
Envisioning comparisons between sumo and rugby as RWC approaches
Sumo isn't the only show in town this September, as the world's third-largest sporting event comes to Asia for the first time ever.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 5, 2019
Emperor's Cup up for grabs at Autumn Basho
Since the beginning of 2018, sumo fans have been spoiled for entertainment with one dramatic event after another hitting the sport.
Japan Times
SUMO
Aug 26, 2019
Takakeisho dropped to sekiwake for Autumn Basho
Takakeisho will have one shot at regaining his status at sumo's second-highest rank, provided he is fit enough to compete, after the latest rankings released by the Japan Sumo Association saw the fan-favorite wrestler demoted to sekiwake on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 14, 2019
Sumo wrestlers beat heat and make new fans at summer camps
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Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 22, 2019
Kakuryu wakes up a winner after lifting Emperor's Cup in Nagoya
Yokozuna Kakuryu said he woke up to a blissful Monday morning, after winning his sixth top-division title at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
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.
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.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
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
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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