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restaurant and bar the previous month. At a subsequent news conference
Isegahama shed tears as he told reporters, "I've watched him grow since he was 16 and have never seen or heard of him being violent before... I can't imagine why it happened." At a meeting on 20 December 2017 the Sumo Association
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After managing only 8–7 in the following tournament in July, Asahifuji endured a long slump. This was partly caused by longstanding pancreatic trouble, which had first been diagnosed in 1984 and had also afflicted his stablemaster during his active days. After a string of mediocre 8–7 and 9–6 scores
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as punishment, he instead submitted his resignation. One of the wrestlers held responsible was suspended for two tournaments, while the other had already submitted his retirement papers, which were accepted. Asahifuji's resignation from the board resulted in him vacating his position as the head of
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Asahifuji made his professional debut in
January 1981. He was already 20 years old, considerably older than most new recruits who tended to be 15 or 16 at the time. However, because of his amateur sumo experience he was able to work his way up the ranks very quickly and won tournament championships
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following two consecutive 15–0 championships. Isegahama had motivated
Harumafuji by telling him before his July 2011 championship, "If you are content with being ozeki then it is all over. You do not become a yokozuna just by wanting to be a yokozuna." Like Asahifuji, Harumafuji performed the
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on Day 13 and was defeated by
Hokutoumi in the championship deciding bout on the final day. In November 1990 he finished runner-up again, to Chiyonofuji. In January and March 1991 he posted reasonable scores of 11–4 but was never really in contention for the championship in either tournament,
445:. However, by mid-1990 his health began to improve, and after encouragement from his stablemaster, who reminded him that he would soon turn 30 years of age and was down to his last chance, he won consecutive championships in May and July 1990. He scored 14–1 in both tournaments, securing his
850:(pulling overarm throw). However, he was also fond of employing more unorthodox techniques little used by other wrestlers and certainly not taught by coaches. He was criticised for this by his stablemaster, the former
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in playoffs in both
January and May 1989. His 13–2 record in May was his fifth consecutive runner-up performance, and his seventh overall, but he had been unable to win two tournaments in a row, regarded by the
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in the garden for him to practice. Asahifuji also did well at sumo at school, finishing third in a national schoolboy competition, and later winning the West Japan
Student Newcomers tournament while studying at
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accepted
Isegahama's resignation as a director. He was moved to the competition inspection committee as a deputy chairman. He returned to the board of directors in 2020 as head of the judging department.
300:. His father, who worked as an electrician, was a keen amateur sumo enthusiast and Vice President of the Prefectural Sumo Federation. He was determined to see his son succeed in sumo and even built a
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division through injury in 2019. Isegahama refused to accept
Terunofuji's request to be allowed to retire, and his faith was rewarded when Terunofuji staged a spectacular comeback and reached the
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or group of stables in nearly twenty years. In 1989 he won 40 out of a possible 45 bouts in the first three championships of the year and came very close to promotion to the highest rank of
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hot water poured on their backs. According to the Sumo
Association, Asahifuji knew about these incidents but failed to report them. When the board concluded that he should be demoted in
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in the history of the sport in 1990 at the age of 30. He won four tournaments and was a runner-up on nine other occasions. He retired in 1992 and is now the head coach of
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Both as
Ajigawa and Isegahama, he had a prolific career, elevating several wrestlers to the top ranks of the sport. The first top division wrestler he produced was
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from his university days, he began to develop a more rounded technique, and after three double figure records he was promoted to sumo's second highest rank of
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in November 2008 and won his first top division championship in May 2009. Harumafuji took his second championship in July 2011, the same tournament in which
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violence scandal and the subsequent closure of the stable. The merger of the two stables made Isegahama stable the largest active stable in the sport.
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the judging department. The following month it was confirmed through the Sumo Association's website that he had been demoted two ranks to
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In January 1988 Asahifuji won his first top division tournament championship, which was also the first for the Tatsunami-Isegahama
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television to have no favourite technique, but did say that while "everyone likes to throw an opponent, that's not sumo."
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debut and became the first wrestler in 110 years to win the championship in his inaugural top division tournament.
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twice on the last day, once in their regulation match and once in the playoff, to finish with a 14–1 record.
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Asahifuji submitted Harumafuji's retirement papers to the Sumo Association on 29 November 2017 after the
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for Fighting Spirit in the November 1984 tournament, where he finished runner-up. He reached
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is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once
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career with 12 straight wins in the September 1990 tournament, but he lost to
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advanced to that division in 2022. In 2024, another pupil of Asahifuji,
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or retirement ceremony was held in September 1992. There were no active
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in the Shiranui style. He has continued to produce top wrestlers, with
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division just two years later. He reached the second highest rank of
2316:"Sumo: Wrestlers from scandal-hit Miyagino stable to join Isegahama"
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in 2012, and in September of that year Harumafuji was promoted to
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in 1993 due to the poor health of the previous incumbent (former
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This was to prove Asahifuji's only tournament championship as a
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although he did have a memorable win over the young rising star
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2361:"Tearful sumo champion steps down after brutal attack on rival"
836:(a left hand outside, right hand inside grip on the opponent's
2411:(in Japanese). Sports Nippon. 26 December 2022. Archived from
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divisions with perfect records. He reached the second highest
2172:"Sumo: Ageless September champ Tamawashi rejoins elite ranks"
2243:"Sumo's unique kanreki ceremonies provide windows into past"
2117:"Sumo ceremony marks Harumafuji promotion to grand champion"
561:. He had married a niece of the former Kasugayama (former
251:. He joined professional sumo in 1981, reaching the top
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took responsibility for an assault on fellow Mongolian
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of Ama. Harumafuji reached the second highest rank of
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or techniques were listed by the Sumo Association as
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1868:=Technique Also shown:
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2383:"Yokozuna Hakuho, Kakuryu docked pay over beating"
441:it seemed Asahifuji would finish his career as an
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587:name and renamed his stable "Isegahama stable."
449:promotion on the final day in July by defeating
2220:"尊富士110年ぶり新入幕Ｖ！右足負傷で救急搬送も強行出場！所要10場所も最速、三賞も総なめ"
1971:List of sumo tournament top division runners-up
2461:"伊勢ケ浜親方が指導普及部副部長として役員待遇委員に 昨年末、弟子の暴力行為発覚で理事辞任"
1966:List of sumo tournament top division champions
557:Asahifuji has remained in the sumo world as a
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2463:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 12 January 2023
2095:"Harumafuji basking in glow of milestone win"
8:
2405:"伊勢ケ浜部屋の幕下以下力士が弟弟子に暴力で引退 伊勢ケ浜親方は理事辞任のみで処分なし"
2270:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 3 October 2021
2222:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 24 March 2024
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2486:. MacDonald/Queen Anne Press. p. 74.
2340:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 3 April 2024
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502:(for the fifth time in a row) and finally
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2338:"元白鵬の宮城野親方、転籍後初めて伊勢ケ浜部屋訪問 今後は弟子の親への説明行脚も"
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2194:"【名古屋場所新番付】新入幕の錦富士「しっかり当たってスピードのある相撲を」"
1987:
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2290:"伊勢ケ浜親方が還暦 驚異の肉体派はベンチプレス「１００キロ以上も上がる」"
716:Asahifuji turned 60 in July 2020. His
2521:"Asahifuji Seiya Rikishi Information"
2359:Himmer, Alastair (29 November 2017).
2268:"伊勢ケ浜親方が還暦土俵入り「新たなスタート」元日馬富士と安治川親方従え"
433:promotion after the embarrassment of
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568:) in 1988, and seemed set to revive
437:'s brief tenure at sumo top's rank.
2146:"新入幕の翠富士 目指すは「炎鵬さんと照強さんの間くらい」【大相撲】"
598:rank in 2007. Aminishiki's brother
292:He was born in the fishing town of
2612:Sumo people from Aomori Prefecture
324:, who had recently opened his own
243:is a Japanese former professional
14:
2506:"Sumo", Cheerleader Productions,
2385:. Asahi Shimbun. 20 December 2017
273:. As a coach he has produced two
90:1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
2097:. Japan Times. 25 September 2012
2066:"The Yokozuna: A Retrospective"
781:Scandals and board resignations
429:as the minimum requirement for
211:* Up to date as of August 2007.
23:name, the surname is Asahifuji.
765:In April 2024, as head of his
602:, who retired in 2011 after a
1:
2241:Gunning, John (8 July 2020).
2174:. Kyodo News. 31 October 2022
663:, inherited from the defunct
2123:. 2012-09-28. Archived from
263:in 1987 and became the 63rd
2617:People from Tsugaru, Aomori
2318:. Kyodo News. 28 March 2024
2200:(in Japanese). 27 June 2022
1956:List of past sumo wrestlers
1173:East Maegashira #14
1124:East Maegashira #11
1102:West Maegashira #10
572:, but instead he took over
183:Outstanding Performance (2)
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2435:"藤島副部長が審判長に 伊勢ケ浜親方の理事辞任受け"
2296:(in Japanese). 6 July 2020
1860:=Outstanding performance;
1405:East Maegashira #1
1372:East Maegashira #2
1289:East Maegashira #2
1252:East Maegashira #1
1221:East Maegashira #5
1195:West Maegashira #2
1184:East Maegashira #6
1162:East Maegashira #4
1135:West Maegashira #5
1113:East Maegashira #4
1002:West Makushita #47
991:East Makushita #60
954:West Jonokuchi #27
645:ring entering ceremony or
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978:West Sandanme #77
594:in 2000, who reached the
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98:148 kg (326 lb)
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2482:Patmore, Angela (1990).
2008:Patmore, Angela (1990).
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1785:West Yokozuna #1
1767:East Yokozuna #1
1756:West Yokozuna #1
1745:East Yokozuna #1
1734:East Yokozuna #2
1723:West Yokozuna #1
1712:West Yokozuna #1
1694:West Yokozuna #1
1683:West Yokozuna #1
1457:East Sekiwake #1
1442:East Sekiwake #1
1427:West Sekiwake #1
1416:West Sekiwake #1
1387:West Komusubi #1
1361:East Sekiwake #1
1346:West Komusubi #1
1335:East Sekiwake #1
1320:West Sekiwake #1
1304:East Komusubi #1
1278:East Komusubi #1
1267:East Komusubi #1
1241:East Komusubi #1
1210:West Komusubi #1
1146:West Komusubi #1
967:East Jonidan #44
713:at tournament matches.
709:He has also worked as a
510:in the 15-day era until
330:or stable of wrestlers,
2607:Japanese sumo wrestlers
2040:Sharnoff, Lora (1993).
2070:Japan Sumo Association
2012:. MacDonald & Co.
1951:Glossary of sumo terms
1824:Top division runner-up
1031:West Jūryō #10
803:Japan Sumo Association
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427:Japan Sumo Association
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1820:Top division champion
1770:Sat out due to injury
1672:East Ōzeki #1
1661:West Ōzeki #2
1650:West Ōzeki #2
1639:West Ōzeki #1
1621:West Ōzeki #1
1610:West Ōzeki #1
1599:East Ōzeki #1
1588:East Ōzeki #1
1577:East Ōzeki #1
1566:East Ōzeki #1
1548:East Ōzeki #1
1537:East Ōzeki #1
1526:East Ōzeki #1
1515:East Ōzeki #1
1504:East Ōzeki #1
1493:East Ōzeki #1
1475:West Ōzeki #1
1091:East Jūryō #1
1075:West Jūryō #6
1064:East Jūryō #4
1053:West Jūryō #8
1042:West Jūryō #6
854:and noted technician
826:Asahifuji's favoured
686:winning promotion to
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298:Nishitsugaru District
139:Yokozuna (July, 1990)
2545:Article on Asahifuji
1816:wins–losses–absences
679:rank in July 2021.
667:, being promoted to
604:match-fixing scandal
466:Asahifuji began his
57:Personal information
2415:on 26 December 2022
1961:List of sumo elders
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624:, like Asahifuji a
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185:Fighting Spirit (2)
2484:The Giants of Sumo
2152:. 24 December 2020
2010:The Giants of Sumo
1852:=Fighting spirit;
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1738:14–1–P
1592:13–2–P
1570:14–1–P
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982:7–0–P
728:Ryōgoku Kokugikan
724:COVID-19 pandemic
719:kanreki dohyō-iri
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570:Kasugayama stable
338:Early sumo career
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1890:Divisions:
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581:Mutsuarashi
454:Chiyonofuji
2601:Categories
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2467:12 January
2367:8 December
2178:31 October
2131:2012-09-30
2080:2008-05-05
2042:Grand Sumo
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435:Futahaguro
288:Early life
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278:Harumafuji
203:Futahaguro
193:Gold Stars
153:Elder name
123:573–323–46
70:1960-07-06
2508:Channel 4
2445:8 January
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659:rank and
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472:Kirishima
422:Hokutoumi
358:makushita
346:jonokuchi
322:Asahikuni
315:, former
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157:Isegahama
2622:Yokozuna
2588:Yokozuna
2568:Yokozuna
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960:Champion
931:November
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787:yokozuna
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1886:Playoff
1828:Retired
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795:Tottori
767:ichimon
673:jonidan
613:shikona
600:Asōfuji
566:Ōnobori
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228:, born
144:Retired
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