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9: The 49th Japan Grand Sumo Tournament, a one-day competition for professional sumo wrestlers, is held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. Although organizer and broadcaster Fuji Television decided to withdraw the broadcast of the tournament after the scandal involving Masahiro Nakai, the tournament was sold out. [ 26 ]
The March 2011 tournament was cancelled due to the Japan Sumo Association launching an investigation into allegations of match-fixing involving several sekitori-ranked wrestlers. This was the first cancellation of a honbasho since 1946, when the May tournament was not held because of renovations to the Ryōgoku Kokugikan following damage ...
4: The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) announces that Tagonoura stable will withdraw from the January 2022 tournament after four individuals at the stable, including the stablemaster (former maegashira Takanotsuru), test positive for COVID-19. The announcement means that makuuchi division competitor and former ōzeki Takayasu will be unable to ...
January 11, 2025 Ongoing [16] Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! TBS: January 11, 2025 Ongoing [17] Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Season 2) TBS: January 12, 2025 Ongoing [18] Witchy Pretty Cure!! Future Days: TV Asahi: January 12, 2025 Ongoing [19] Mashin Genesis Wataru: TV Tokyo: January 12, 2025 Ongoing [20] Ultraman New Generation Stars (Season 3) TV ...
East Jūryō 4 2022-5 Nishonoseki May 25, 1999 (age 25) Fukushima: best rank maegashira 16, name means polar bear: Shishi 獅司: West Jūryō 4 2020-1 Ikazuchi January 16, 1997 (age 28) Melitopol: best rank maegashira 16, first Ukrainian to reach the status of sekitori in the history of the sport: Shōdai 正代: East Maegashira 4 2014-3
2025 in sumo - Terunofuji retires. Hōshōryū wins his second title and is promoted to yokozuna.; 2024 in sumo - Terunofuji wins his ninth and tenth titles. Takerufuji becomes the first wrestler in the modern era to win a title in his top division debut.
The Emperor's Cup has been awarded to the winner of top division tournaments since 1925. This is a list of wrestlers who have won the top division (makuuchi) championship in professional sumo since 1909, when the current championship system was established.
It was formed by former sekiwake Aminishiki in December 2022 after he became independent from Isegahama stable. [1] [2] The stable's independence was formalized by an opening event for new stable supporters which was organized later that same month. [3] As of June 2023, the stable has 4 wrestlers, with 3 wrestlers actively competing.