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OZEKI

Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 26, 2023
New generation could rekindle ozeki rank's missing spark
With a history of engaging and charismatic wrestlers, sumo's second-highest rank often draws a greater response from fans than the stoicism demanded from yokozuna.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 19, 2021
'The Book of Form and Emptiness': Ruth Ozeki’s inquisitive side is still on point
An award-winning author with four titles and two film credits under her belt, Ruth Ozeki’s greatest talent may be her ability to ask the right questions. Her fifth novel, "The Book of Form and Emptiness," demonstrates that her inquisitive side is still on point.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 14, 2020
Once-fearsome ozeki rank no longer sport's 'great barrier'
Wrestlers in sumo's second-highest rank have struggled to emulate the success of their peers in previous generations.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 23, 2020
Asanoyama achieves goal of promotion to sumo's second-highest rank
Following news of his impending promotion to ozeki, Asanoyama said Monday he had accomplished one of his career goals.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 21, 2020
Kotoshogiku experienced brief but memorable time in spotlight
There are eight active wrestlers who have spent time at sumo's second-highest rank.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 14, 2019
Sumo 101: Sanyaku
Sanyaku is the collective noun for the three ranks below yokozuna.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 19, 2018
Sumo 101: Ozeki
Yokozuna are the stars of sumo.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 30, 2018
Newly minted ozeki Tochinoshin reaping rewards of fighting spirit
Yokozuna Kakuryu came from behind to win consecutive tournaments for the first time in his career on Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 23, 2013
Ozeki's work reflects her complex identity
Ruth Ozeki's recent novel, the 2013 Man Booker-shortlisted "A Tale For the Time Being," is best described as a hybrid: a fictional masterpiece with footnotes and appendices like a research paper; a colorful scrawl of inventive creativity marked by scientific asides ranging from ocean gyres to quantum...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 13, 2013
A diary washed ashore opens up a world of multiple realities
A good read transcends into the eternal, melding the real now with a timeless present. Ruth Ozeki's "A Tale for the Time Being" is all that and more: a quietly amazing achievement, a careful construct bridging quantum physics and the role of the reader/observer, a Zen eternity of multiple realities...
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