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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

1116:, news which sparked a similar amount of coverage to the Japanese royal wedding held that year. However the engagement was broken off the following year, reportedly because Miyazawa was seen by Takanohana's parents and the Sumo Association as being unwilling to sacrifice her career to become a regular stable wife. The role of the wife of a head coach in looking after the stable's recruits and liaising with supporter's groups is regarded as a full-time job. In May 1995 Takanohana married television announcer Keiko Kono, eight years older than him. They have a son and two daughters. His son Yuuichi is a 601:. 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. 362: 621:(his place was taken by Akebono). He pulled out of the March 1998 tournament as well and was still below his best in May. Shunning the traditional treatment methods available from his stable, he turned instead to a physical therapist called Tashiro Tomita, who had a considerable influence over him. He became increasingly isolated from his father and brother, with his father claiming Takanohana had been "brainwashed" by Tomita. Despite his brother's promotion to 764: 1085:

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 Akebono dominant

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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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as the new head of the Sumo 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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said they had not yet accepted his resignation as 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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Their early career attracted much publicity, with each divisional promotion regarded by the media as part of an inevitable rise to the top ranks. Takahanada's progress was rapid and he set numerous age-related records, including the youngest ever

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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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During this period the two brothers created a so-called "Waka-Taka boom" and were credited with restoring sumo's popularity, particularly amongst younger audiences. Interest in sumo rose to its highest level since the era of

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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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Takanohana was criticized for his delay in notifying the Sumo Association that Takanoiwa would miss the November 2017 tournament because of injuries allegedly sustained in an assault by the

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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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On September 25, 2018 Takanohana announced his resignation from the Japan Sumo Association, after refusing to disavow the allegations in a letter of complaint that he filed with 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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and he was now known as Takanohana Oyakata. With his father's health failing, he took over the operation of his training stable in January 2004, renaming it

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from 2010 until January 2018, when he was removed and demoted in the Sumo Association's hierarchy. He resigned from the Sumo Association in September 2018.

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In September 2023, Takanohana's management office confirmed that he had married another woman in August 2023; the new spouse's identity was not disclosed.

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instead. After his second championship in September 1992, followed by two good scores of 10–5 and 11–4 in the next two tournaments, he was promoted to

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comeback in January 2003, making a late decision to compete. A shoulder injury caused him to miss two days, and after suffering successive losses to

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In July 2010, in the wake of a scandal involving several wrestlers admitting to illegal gambling, he denied he had connections with members of the

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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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Takanohana's total of seven tournament championships by the start of 1995 was the same as the total won by Akebono, who had reached the

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disorder in the first half of 1998, which caused him to withdraw from the January 1998 tournament and miss the opening ceremony of the

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meeting in regular tournament bouts (playoffs excepted) which meant Takanohana avoided not only his brother and Takanonami but also

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Takanohana won his first tournament in over two years in January 2001, winning his first fourteen bouts and then defeating fellow

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In March 1991, in his fourth top division tournament, Takahanada was runner-up with twelve wins, and became the youngest ever

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rank for 11 tournaments, or nearly two years. However, at 22 years and 3 months, he was still the third youngest

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for a then record 50 tournaments from 1972 to 1981. Upon his retirement his father established the training stable (

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organization to promote sumo worldwide. He also ruled out any suggestion that he would enter Japanese politics.

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Takanohana comes from a family with a great sumo history, sometimes called the "Hanada Dynasty." His uncle

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division tournament champion (16 years 9 months), youngest ever promoted to the second highest

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rank two years before him. However, Takanohana now pulled ahead of his rival. He was at his peak as a

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He ran for the chairmanship of the Sumo Association in 2016, but was defeated by Hakkaku Oyakata (ex-

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Takanohana and his brother made their professional debuts together in March 1988, with future rival

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In a press conference on May 19, 2019 Takanohana announced he would be establishing the Takanohana

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in a match watched by 44 percent of the Japanese population on TV, becoming the youngest ever to

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ranked wrestler from the 1970s, Takanohana's rise through the ranks alongside his elder brother

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or group of stables. As a result, Takanohana and six of his supporters, Ōtake (the former

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and move them quickly out of the ring. He won over half his bouts by a straightforward

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wrestler and coach. He was the 65th man in history to reach sumo's highest rank of

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division (17 years 3 months), and the youngest ever promoted to the top

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underworld after media reports that he was seen with a mobster during a visit to

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is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can hold the title at once

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saw interest in sumo and attendance at tournaments soar during the early 1990s.

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and radio personality who is married to the daughter of former sumo wrestler

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at 20 years 5 months. With the foreign born Akebono as sumo's only

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selling out of tickets every day. Both Takahanada and his brother became

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once more, his best results that year were two runner-up performances.

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championship in January 2013 and a year later was promoted to the top

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in January 1993, the same tournament in which Akebono was elevated to

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wrestler, favoring techniques which involved grabbing his opponent's

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Takanohana finally returned to the ring in September 2002, after the

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level wrestler when Takanoiwa was promoted to the second highest

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brought by the Sumo Association against the tabloid magazine

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In late 1992 Takanohana announced his engagement to actress

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in July 2001 and having a lengthy recuperation after that.

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and coach's wife). Kōji initially wrestled under the name

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rank and was widely regarded as being the end of an era.

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in the second of their two meetings, in September 2002.

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at the after tournament party, and had to make do with

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will be dissolved with its wrestlers transferring to

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Sponichi. 31 October 2017 3672:Parry, Richard Lloyd (28 January 2010). 3255: 3253: 3251: 3249: 3247: 3074:"Sumo forced to wrestle with media pack" 2704: 1134: 533:after the September tournament, but the 474:in the 1930s, with official tournaments 426:division (17 years 8 months). 3728:"Takanohana group certified as ichimon" 3625:"Takanohana leaves Nishonoseki faction" 2764: 2762: 2760: 2702: 2700: 2698: 2696: 2694: 2692: 2690: 2688: 2686: 2684: 2621: 2619: 2617: 2615: 2613: 2611: 2609: 2537: 3977:. Nikkei Asian Review. 1 December 2017 3489:"Takanohana: new life, new challenges" 3403:"Takanohana-beya adds another recruit" 3151:"Takanohana still star of the no-show" 2563:"Injured Takanohana retires from sumo" 283:and his rivalry with the foreign born 4761:Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize 4587:(in Japanese). Sanspo. 3 October 2017 3828:"Takanohana wins Kodansha libel suit" 3006:"Takanohana Kōji Rikishi Information" 7: 4585:"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" 4360:"Taka blasts Waka about inheritance" 3202:"Maru overpowers Taka to take title" 2742:. Asahi Evening News. Archived from 2557: 2555: 2553: 2551: 2549: 2547: 2545: 2543: 2541: 368:(hand print autograph) of Takanohana 334:had held the second highest rank of 3996:Seales, Rebecca (1 December 2017). 3754:"Ex-star of sumo seen with mobster" 3424:"New Mongolian for Takanohana beya" 2740:"Scandals push sumo's grand family" 806:with amateur sumo experience named 4434:Richard Lloyd Parry (2005-06-10). 4234:. Asahi Shimbun. 26 September 2018 3127:"Big guns head for Kyushu tourney" 2628:"What will become of the dynasty?" 826:division. Takanohana also coached 775:After his retirement he became an 330:from 1958 to 1962, and his father 263:is a Japanese former professional 14: 4465:. Mainichi Daily News. 2005-06-18 4047:. Asahi Shimbun. 28 December 2017 3903:"貴乃花理事は巡業部長、相撲協会/デイリースポーツ online" 3703:"Reformer wins a sumo board seat" 3701:Hayashi, Yuka (1 February 2010). 2858:Kennedy, Gabrielle (2001-05-09). 97:185 cm (6 ft 1 in) 3830:. Japan Times. 30 September 2010 3775:Buckton, Mark (27 August 2010). 2833:"Little Big Man Of Sumo Retires" 1010:Takanoiwa affair and resignation 733:or belt. His preferred grip was 30:name, the surname is Takanohana. 5150:Japan national rugby union team 4631:. Japan Times. 27 November 2018 4607:"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" 3933:. Japan Times. 21 November 2017 3883:. Japan Times. 30 November 2017 3808:. Japan Times. 28 December 2017 3487:Fureland, Gilles (March 2004). 2831:Sterngold, James (1991-05-28). 4562:. January 2003. Archived from 4139:. Asahi Shimbun. 29 March 2018 4091:. Japan Times. 2 February 2018 4025:. Japan Times. 1 December 2017 3598:Gould, Chris (February 2010). 3366:Perran, Thierry (April 2004). 3288:Gunning, John (4 April 2019). 3260:Watts, Jonathan (2003-01-21). 3102:"Osaka to see yokozuna battle" 2952:University of California Press 2738:Akamoto, Makiro (2000-10-27). 2717:. University of Hawaii Press. 2593:"Takanohana bouts by kimarite" 711:, were both broadcast live on 400:) when he reached the rank of 1: 4334:Brasor, Philip (2005-06-16). 4069:. Japan Times. 4 January 2018 3779:. Japan Times. Archived from 3627:. Japan Times. 9 January 2011 3445:"New recruits for Hatsu 2009" 3177:"Last hurrah for Takanohana?" 2928:. Trends in Japan. 2003-03-10 609:Takanohana was affected by a 535:Yokozuna Deliberation Council 211:* Up to date as of June 2020. 5190:Japan national baseball team 5078:Japan national baseball team 3858:. 2007-11-09. Archived from 3549:. 2008-02-05. Archived from 3518:. 2008-02-04. Archived from 3125:Newton, Cldye (2000-11-05). 3051:. 1998-01-29. Archived from 2975:Buckton, Mark (2007-05-27). 2626:Lewin, Brian (August 2005). 960:to recruit new apprentices. 5118:Japan women's football team 3756:. Japan Times. 17 July 2010 3028:"Takanohana bouts by basho" 2527:List of past sumo wrestlers 2517:List of sumo record holders 1436:East Maegashira #13 1407:West Maegashira #12 1374:East Maegashira #14 1069:outside of the sumo world. 848: 253: 240:, born August 12, 1972, as 236: 187:Outstanding Performance (4) 5258: 3542:【大相撲】スピード出世！貴乃花親方、３５歳で役員待遇 3100:Adams, Andy (2000-03-12). 2411:=Outstanding performance; 1551:West Maegashira #2 1519:East Maegashira #2 1501:East Maegashira #1 1454:West Maegashira #1 1425:West Maegashira #9 1297:East Makushita #48 1224:East Jonokuchi #11 1006:(regional tour) director. 963:Following the election of 907:), and Magaki (the former 899:), Tokiwayama (the former 891:), Futagoyama (the former 25: 18: 5046:Japan men's football team 4767: 4716: 4706: 4694: 4686: 2946:Vlastos, Stephen (1998). 2364: 1321:West Makushita #9 1310:East Makushita #6 1286:West Sandanme #13 1275:East Sandanme #41 1257:East Sandanme #74 1235:West Jonidan #101 895:), Otowayama (the former 842: 723:Takanohana was largely a 501: 384: 247: 227: 209: 105:154 kg (340 lb) 47: 40: 4554: 3850: 3572: 3541: 3510: 3447:. Sumo Forum. 2008-12-23 3426:. Sumo Forum. 2008-12-23 2893:Schilling, Mark (1994). 2369: 2336:West Yokozuna #1 2318:West Yokozuna #1 2307:West Yokozuna #1 2296:West Yokozuna #1 2285:West Yokozuna #1 2274:West Yokozuna #1 2263:West Yokozuna #1 2245:West Yokozuna #1 2234:West Yokozuna #1 2223:East Yokozuna #1 2212:East Yokozuna #1 2201:East Yokozuna #1 2190:East Yokozuna #2 2172:East Yokozuna #2 2161:East Yokozuna #2 2150:West Yokozuna #1 2139:West Yokozuna #1 2128:East Yokozuna #1 2117:West Yokozuna #1 2099:West Yokozuna #2 2088:East Yokozuna #2 2077:West Yokozuna #2 2066:East Yokozuna #1 2055:West Yokozuna #1 2044:East Yokozuna #1 2026:East Yokozuna #1 2015:East Yokozuna #1 2004:West Yokozuna #1 1993:West Yokozuna #1 1982:West Yokozuna #1 1971:East Yokozuna #1 1953:East Yokozuna #1 1942:East Yokozuna #1 1931:East Yokozuna #1 1920:East Yokozuna #1 1909:East Yokozuna #1 1898:West Yokozuna #1 1880:East Yokozuna #1 1869:East Yokozuna #1 1858:East Yokozuna #1 1847:East Yokozuna #1 1836:East Yokozuna #1 1825:East Yokozuna #1 1807:East Yokozuna #1 1796:East Yokozuna #1 1785:East Yokozuna #1 1774:West Yokozuna #1 1763:East Yokozuna #1 1752:East Yokozuna #1 1606:East Sekiwake #1 1588:West Sekiwake #1 1573:West Komusubi #1 1562:East Komusubi #2 1540:West Sekiwake #1 1490:West Sekiwake #1 1472:West Komusubi #1 1246:West Jonidan #31 1080:Relationship with family 903:), Ōnomatsu (the former 147:Yokozuna (November 1994) 54:Takanohana, January 2015 5227:Japanese sumo wrestlers 3338:"Takanohana – goo Sumo" 2663:Sharnoff, Lora (1993). 911:) left the Nishonoseki 497:Now known as Takanohana 396:of Takanohana (meaning 5237:Sumo people from Tokyo 5166:Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 4535:. Sumotalk. 2008-06-01 3511:大相撲：貴乃花親方が役員待遇・審判部副部長に 3405:. Sumotalk. 2008-06-04 3342:Japan Sumo Association 2769:Newton, Clyde (1994). 2522:Glossary of sumo terms 2375:Top division runner-up 1334:West Jūryō #10 1048:or judging committee. 781:Japan Sumo Association 772: 369: 312:Japan Sumo Association 16:Japanese sumo wrestler 3953:"相撲協会の貴ノ岩聴取貴乃花親方が拒否" 2371:Top division champion 2321:Sat out due to injury 2299:Sat out due to injury 2288:Sat out due to injury 2277:Sat out due to injury 2266:Sat out due to injury 2248:Sat out due to injury 2237:Sat out due to injury 2226:Sat out due to injury 2164:Sat out due to injury 2069:Sat out due to injury 1883:Sat out due to injury 1734:East Ōzeki #1 1723:West Ōzeki #2 1712:East Ōzeki #1 1701:West Ōzeki #1 1690:East Ōzeki #1 1679:West Ōzeki #1 1661:East Ōzeki #1 1650:East Ōzeki #1 1639:East Ōzeki #1 1628:East Ōzeki #1 1617:East Ōzeki #1 1396:East Jūryō #2 1385:East Jūryō #5 1363:West Jūryō #3 1352:West Jūryō #6 818:division. He won the 766: 364: 5232:People from Suginami 4484:"The Hanada Dynasty" 3082:. London. 1999-01-30 2860:"Sumo's setting sun" 2802:The Big Book of Sumo 2709:Panek, Mark (2006). 2367:wins–losses–absences 833:Takanohana became a 759:Retirement from sumo 60:Personal information 4958:Joichiro Tatsuyoshi 4942:Chiyonofuji Mitsugu 4934:Chiyonofuji Mitsugu 4830:Hiroshima Toyo Carp 3862:on January 12, 2008 3783:on 5 September 2010 3707:Wall Street Journal 3605:. Sumo Fan Magazine 2895:Sumo: A Fan's Guide 2798:Hall, Mina (1997). 2630:. Sumo Fan Magazine 1913:12–3–PP 1137: 1025:Nikkei Asian Review 854:, replacing former 849:shimpanbu-fukubuchō 779:(or member) of the 189:Fighting Spirit (2) 5086:Urawa Red Diamonds 4806:Katsuaki Matsumoto 4117:on 6 February 2018 3851:貴親方公約２年以内にフルマラソン完走 3491:. Le Monde Du Sumo 3370:. Le Monde Du Sumo 2838:The New York Times 2403:=Fighting spirit; 2324:0–0–15 2302:0–0–15 2291:0–0–15 2280:0–0–15 2269:0–0–15 2251:0–0–15 2240:0–0–15 2229:0–0–15 2216:13–2–P 2194:14–1–P 2167:0–0–15 2092:0–3–12 2072:0–0–15 1986:1–4–10 1957:14–1–P 1946:13–2–P 1924:13–2–P 1886:0–0–15 1829:14–1–P 1811:12–3–P 1756:13–2–P 1643:13–2–P 1135: 1000:Kagamiyama Oyakata 773: 550:ever at the time. 370: 324:Wakanohana Kanji I 5199: 5198: 5070:Asashōryū Akinori 5062:Asashōryū Akinori 5022:Daisuke Matsuzaka 4726: 4725: 4710:Wakanohana Masaru 4707:Succeeded by 4190:on 2 January 2019 3653:. 2 February 2010 2493: 2492: 2387:Non-participation 2344:4–4–1 2154:5–3–7 2059:8–3–4 1975:8–5–2 1058:Chiganoura stable 1002:, and became the 789:Takanohana stable 705:Ryōgoku Kokugikan 684:Junichiro Koizumi 332:Takanohana Kenshi 308:Takanohana stable 216: 215: 26:In this Japanese 21:Takanohana Kenshi 5249: 5192: 5184: 5176: 5168: 5160: 5152: 5144: 5136: 5128: 5120: 5112: 5104: 5096: 5088: 5080: 5072: 5064: 5056: 5048: 5040: 5032: 5024: 5016: 5008: 5006:Hidetoshi Nakata 5000: 4992: 4984: 4976: 4968: 4960: 4952: 4944: 4936: 4928: 4920: 4918:Hiromitsu Ochiai 4912: 4904: 4896: 4888: 4886:Hiromitsu Ochiai 4880: 4872: 4864: 4856: 4848: 4840: 4832: 4824: 4816: 4814:Tadashi Sawamura 4808: 4800: 4798:Shigeo Nagashima 4792: 4784: 4776: 4754: 4747: 4740: 4731: 4687:Preceded by 4684: 4663: 4662: 4660: 4658: 4647: 4641: 4640: 4638: 4636: 4625: 4619: 4618: 4616: 4614: 4603: 4597: 4596: 4594: 4592: 4581: 4575: 4574: 4572: 4571: 4550: 4544: 4543: 4541: 4540: 4529: 4523: 4522: 4520: 4519: 4504: 4498: 4497: 4495: 4494: 4480: 4474: 4473: 4471: 4470: 4459: 4453: 4452: 4450: 4449: 4431: 4425: 4424: 4422: 4421: 4406: 4400: 4399: 4397: 4396: 4381: 4375: 4374: 4372: 4371: 4356: 4350: 4349: 4347: 4346: 4331: 4318: 4317: 4315: 4313: 4298: 4292: 4291: 4289: 4287: 4276: 4270: 4269: 4267: 4265: 4250: 4244: 4243: 4241: 4239: 4228: 4222: 4221: 4219: 4217: 4206: 4200: 4199: 4197: 4195: 4180: 4174: 4173: 4171: 4170: 4163:nikkansports.com 4155: 4149: 4148: 4146: 4144: 4133: 4127: 4126: 4124: 4122: 4107: 4101: 4100: 4098: 4096: 4085: 4079: 4078: 4076: 4074: 4063: 4057: 4056: 4054: 4052: 4041: 4035: 4034: 4032: 4030: 4019: 4013: 4012: 4010: 4008: 3993: 3987: 3986: 3984: 3982: 3971: 3965: 3964: 3962: 3960: 3949: 3943: 3942: 3940: 3938: 3927: 3918: 3917: 3915: 3914: 3899: 3893: 3892: 3890: 3888: 3877: 3871: 3870: 3868: 3867: 3846: 3840: 3839: 3837: 3835: 3824: 3818: 3817: 3815: 3813: 3802: 3793: 3792: 3790: 3788: 3772: 3766: 3765: 3763: 3761: 3750: 3744: 3743: 3741: 3739: 3724: 3718: 3717: 3715: 3713: 3698: 3692: 3691: 3689: 3687: 3669: 3663: 3662: 3660: 3658: 3643: 3637: 3636: 3634: 3632: 3621: 3615: 3614: 3612: 3610: 3604: 3595: 3589: 3588: 3586: 3585: 3568: 3562: 3561: 3559: 3558: 3553:on March 8, 2008 3537: 3531: 3530: 3528: 3527: 3516:Mainichi Shimbun 3506: 3500: 3499: 3497: 3496: 3484: 3478: 3477: 3475: 3473: 3468:. 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