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231:. His highest rank was
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129:March, 1987
1711:Categories
1613:References
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165:1 (Jūryō)
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107:Stable
101:Career
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1561:Ōzeki
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1480:key:
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488:Osaka
483:March
478:Tokyo
446:were
416:ōzeki
295:yusho
292:jūryō
287:jūryō
281:yusho
229:Japan
225:Aichi
126:Debut
41:旭豊 勝照
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