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516:. In a play-off, wrestlers fight each other in turn, the first to win two consecutive bouts winning the tournament. First, Hokutoumi fought Konishiki and lost. Konishiki was then drawn up against Kirishima. Konishiki only needed to win this bout for the tournament, but Kirishima won. Next was Kirishima against Hokutoumi, Kirishima needing just this bout for his first
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Taking advantage of his abundant work experience and broad perspective, such as the general manager of the public relations department and the general manager of the business department, he implemented various reforms and fan services as the chairman. In
January 2017, the "Social Contribution
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On the fourteenth day of the March 1991 tournament, he injured his left knee during a bout with Ōnokuni, but managed to go on to win the tournament with 13 wins. After this, Hokutoumi had many absences due to his knee. In
October 1991 he was awarded the Japan Festival Trophy after winning an
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in front of approximately 4,000 people who came to attend the
Yokozuna Deliberation Council's training session. Commenting after the ceremony, Hokutoumi said he was relieved. "I thought I was going to have fun and take it slow," he said, "but it just happened in the blink of an eye."
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Department" was established for the purpose of supporting areas affected by various disasters. At the Nagoya Basho in July of the same year, a donation box was set up in the venue to support the areas affected by the heavy rains in northern Kyushu, and he said, "I hope it helps."
548:, and announced his retirement shortly before the May 1992 tournament at the age of 28 years and 10 months. Citing shoulder, elbow and knee injuries, he said he had "lost my fighting spirit to continue training." In the space of just one year, all four
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died in office on
November 20, 2015. He had been serving as an executive director of the board under Kitanoumi since 2012. His appointment lasted until the end of March 2016. He then won a contested ballot on March 28, 2016, defeating
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with no incentive to loosen the promotion criteria. However, he carried on producing excellent results with an 11–4 in May, and then went 12–3 in July, securing his promotion for the
September tournament. Futahaguro was promoted to
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rank as he had not done particularly well in the previous two tournaments, only managing 30 wins in the most recent three tournaments when 33 is generally required. It also did not help his cause that there were already five
491:. In 1988 he suffered a severe back injury which kept him out of three tournaments. It also appeared he would miss the start of the January 1989 tournament, but it was delayed due to the death of the
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on 2 September of the same year. The event is of particular importance as it is expected to be the result of a combination of several major factors. The event marks 30 years since the creation of
657:) which will be public and free for the first time in four years since the COVID crisis. The organisation of this training session in parallel with the 60th anniversary ceremony makes this
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for it literally means "ten wins" and it was felt that this might be bad luck, limiting his wins in any tournament to ten. As a compromise he adopted the surname
Hokutoumi, taking
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the first event of its kind to be free and open to the public. Hokutoumi also announced his choice of attendants for the event, in the person of his two students,
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or tournament championship with a record of thirteen wins and two losses. Despite this impressive result he was not immediately promoted to the second-highest
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stablemates to take part in a play-off for the championship, in 1989. After a number of injury problems he retired in 1992, and is now the head coach of
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from the same stable had met in the ring (the rules of sumo state that wrestlers from the same stable can only fight each other in a play-off).
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specialist, preferring pushing and thrusting techniques that got his opponents out of the ring as quickly as possible. He had a powerful
540:. Left with this responsibility he struggled on, but he withdrew from the March 1992 tournament after losing his first two matches to
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At this point, his coach decided a new ring name was appropriate. He wished to acknowledge his home district of
Tokachi, but the
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at the Meiji Shrine in 1987. The event will be the first time in ten years that a Sumo
Association chairman will performed his
626:, and was confirmed for a further two-year term. He was re-elected for additional two-year terms in 2018, 2020 and 2022.
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2207:[Chairman Hakkaku reelected for third term without vote; Board united over Takanohana's punishment].
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performed it during his fourth term in 2013. On 23 August 2023 members of
Hakkaku stable participated in the
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681:(dew sweeper). For the event Hokutoumi also chose to wear the
2355:"Wrestling champ retires, giving American shot at sumo crown"
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2494:"JSA Chairman Hakkaku showed power in his reign as yokozuna"
2174:"Sumo chairman vows to eliminate violence surrounding sport"
2314:"八角理事長9月2日に"還暦土俵入り"異例の一般公開「どうせやるなら」化粧まわしは思い出深い"三つぞろえ"【大相撲】"
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division in September 1983. He changed the spelling of his
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and won eight top division championships. He wrestled for
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division in March 1983, aged 19, the same time as fellow
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entered the top division. By this time his stablemate
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or lift out, although he was only credited with this
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1956:=Technique Also shown:
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in 1987, Hokutoumi unusually used a set of personal
275:. In November 2015 he was appointed chairman of the
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2064:List of sumo tournament second division champions
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2565:complete biography and basho results (Japanese)
2449:"八角理事長が綱打ち眺め「弟子に作ってもらうのは感慨深い」９月２日に両国国技館で還暦土俵入り"
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2263:"八角理事長の続投決定、実質４期目「公明正大な協会運営を行う」 佐渡ケ嶽、伊勢ノ海が理事新任"
2059:List of sumo tournament top division runners-up
2471:"八角理事長が赤い綱締め還暦土俵入り ファンから「北勝海！」の声上がり「ジーンと来ました」"
2423:"八角理事長９月に両国国技館で還暦土俵入り「しなびた体だけど、私も一肌脱がないと（笑い）」"
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2054:List of sumo tournament top division champions
614:sumo broadcasts as a commentator and analyst.
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2237:[JSA's Chairman Hakkaku reelected].
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2560:Hokutoumi's basho results from January 1989
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2265:(in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 28 March 2022
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2287:(in Japanese). Sports Hochi. 25 March 2024
2285:"日本相撲協会 八角理事長が５期目続投決定「大相撲の伝統文化の継承、土俵の充実を」"
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2536:"Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi Rikishi Information"
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651:will also be holding a training session (
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2340:"1991: Sumos size up Royal Albert Hall"
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532:. At the start of 1991 there were four
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355:. Hokutoumi made his debut in the top
552:had retired. Hokutoumi had fought 29
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720:was held on 2 September 2023 at the
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245:is a Japanese former professional
101:1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
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2473:. Nikkan Sports. 2 September 2023
2342:. 9 October 1991 – via BBC.
2145:貴乃花親方、理事長選で敗れるも「すがすがしい気持ち」 日本相撲協会
2089:"Sumo great Kitanoumi dies at 62"
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2380:"Hakkaku appointed JSA chairman"
2353:Youngblood, Ruth (May 8, 1992).
2118:"Hakkaku reelected as JSA chief"
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2451:. Nikkan Sports. 23 August 2023
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2686:Kokonoe stable sumo wrestlers
2522:"Hokutoumi bouts by kimarite"
2492:Miki, Shuji (21 April 2016).
2142:Yoshikawa, Kei (2016-03-28).
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687:set he wore during his first
649:Yokozuna Deliberation Council
610:. He occasionally appears on
524:exhibition tournament at the
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2120:. Kyodo News. 28 March 2016
2049:List of past sumo wrestlers
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1204:West Maegashira #13
733:Hokutoumi was primarily an
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194:Outstanding Performance (3)
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2204:八角理事長、無投票で３選へ 貴乃花親方への対応で結束
1948:=Outstanding performance;
1294:East Maegashira #1
1272:West Maegashira #3
1261:East Maegashira #1
1215:East Maegashira #7
1129:East Makushita #22
1118:East Makushita #10
1107:East Makushita #18
1096:East Makushita #10
1085:East Makushita #14
1069:East Makushita #29
1058:East Makushita #39
1047:East Makushita #57
1036:East Makushita #50
892:East Jonokuchi #15
253:. He was the sport's 61st
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2241:(in Japanese). 2020-03-23
2211:(in Japanese). 2018-03-21
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1156:East Makushita #4
1140:East Makushita #7
1025:East Sandanme #14
1014:East Sandanme #60
998:East Sandanme #39
987:East Sandanme #61
976:West Sandanme #78
965:West Sandanme #88
954:East Sandanme #71
916:West Sandanme #85
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1380:West Sekiwake #1
1369:East Komusubi #1
1354:West Komusubi #1
1343:East Sekiwake #2
1332:East Sekiwake #1
1317:West Sekiwake #1
1283:East Komusubi #1
1250:West Sekiwake #1
1235:East Komusubi #1
943:West Jonidan #20
903:West Jonidan #84
576:Retirement from the ring
428:("win") from the second
230:, born June 22, 1963 as
2671:Japanese sumo wrestlers
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927:West Jonidan #6
2039:Glossary of sumo terms
1912:Top division runner-up
1169:West Jūryō #10
582:Japan Sumo Association
385:rank he won his first
277:Japan Sumo Association
27:Japanese sumo wrestler
1908:Top division champion
1860:Sat out due to injury
1831:Sat out due to injury
1809:Sat out due to injury
1623:Sat out due to injury
1612:Sat out due to injury
1601:Sat out due to injury
1514:East Ōzeki #1
1503:West Ōzeki #1
1492:East Ōzeki #2
1474:East Ōzeki #1
1463:East Ōzeki #1
1191:East Jūryō #5
1180:East Jūryō #6
379:In March 1986 at the
351:had been promoted to
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2409:Reuters.July 13 2018
1904:wins–losses–absences
1726:13–2–PPP
699:Kitanoumi Toshimitsu
671:(sword-bearer), and
150:Yokozuna (May, 1987)
68:Personal information
2620:Sporting positions
2044:List of sumo elders
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806:Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi
797:in November 1989).
470:because his master
219:Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi
196:Fighting Spirit (3)
40:Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi
2388:. 18 December 2015
2095:. 21 November 2015
1940:=Fighting spirit;
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641:Ryōgoku Kokugikan
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287:Early life
204:Gold Stars
164:Elder name
142:March 1979
81:1963-06-22
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180:1 (Jūryō)
18:Hokutoumi
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