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CORRECTED: Sumo: Grand champion Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career

Mongolian-born Sumo grand champion Terunofuji, a 10-time tournament winner in the elite makuuchi division whose career has been marred by injury, speaks during a press conference announcing his retirement in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 17, 2025.

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CORRECTED: Sumo: Grand champion Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career

Mongolian-born Sumo grand champion Terunofuji, a 10-time tournament winner in the elite makuuchi division whose career has been marred by injury, holds a press conference announcing his retirement in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 17, 2025.

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CORRECTED: Sumo: Grand champion Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career

Mongolian-born Sumo grand champion Terunofuji, a 10-time tournament winner in the elite makuuchi division whose career has been marred by injury, holds a press conference announcing his retirement in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Sumo: Grand champion Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career

Sumo grand champion Terunofuji (C) performs a ring-entering ritual at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2025. The only current yokozuna, a 10-time tournament winner in the elite makuuchi division whose career has been marred by injury, has decided to retire, the Japan Sumo Association said on Jan. 17.

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Sumo: Grand champion Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career

Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2021, shows Mongolian-born sumo grand champion Terunofuji performing a ring-entering ritual during the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan. The only current yokozuna, a 10-time tournament winner in the elite makuuchi division whose career has been marred by injury, has decided to retire, the Japan Sumo Association said on Jan. 17, 2025.

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Sumo: Grand champion Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career

Mongolian-born sumo grand champion Terunofuji performs a ring-entering ritual during the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2025. The only current yokozuna, a 10-time tournament winner in the elite makuuchi division whose career has been marred by injury, has decided to retire, the Japan Sumo Association said on Jan. 17.

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Memorial service for ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji

A memorial service is held for former yokozuna Kitanofuji, a 10-time grand sumo tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa, in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024. The former yokozuna, who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82.

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82

Yokozuna Kitanofuji performs his ring-entering ritual at a grand sumo tournament in January 1971 in Tokyo. The 10-time grand sumo tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa and who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82, according to media.

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82

Yokozuna Kitanofuji forces fellow yokozuna Tamanoumi out of the ring in Tokyo in May 1971, winning the summer grand tournament without losing a single match. The 10-time grand sumo tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa and who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82, according to media.

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82

Sumo wrestler Kitanofuji celebrates his first career victory at a grand tournament in Osaka, western Japan, in March 1967, with the trophy. The 10-time grand sumo tournament champion and former yokozuna, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa and who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82, according to media.

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82

File photo taken in August 2016 shows former yokozuna Kitanofuji, a 10-time grand sumo tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa. The former yokozuna, who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82, according to media.

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82

Yokozuna Kitanofuji performs his ring-entering ritual at a grand sumo tournament in January 1971 in Tokyo. The 10-time tournament champion, whose real name was Katsuaki Takezawa and who mentored two grand champions including the legendary Chiyonofuji before becoming a popular TV sumo pundit, died on Nov. 12, 2024, at the age of 82, according to media.

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Towards Mt. Qomolangma: sticking to post and sowing seeds of hope

STORY: Towards Mt. Qomolangma: sticking to post and sowing seeds of hope DATELINE: May 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: LHASA, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the observation and research station 2. various of observation work carried out by drones 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WANG YILONG, Associate researcher, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS 4. various of Mt. Qomolangma 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG YILONG, Associate researcher, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS 6. various of observation work and apparatuses 7. various of local students 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): KELSANG NORGYEL, Headmaster of a local primary school 9. various of local students 10. time-lapse video of Mt. Qomolangma STORYLINE: An observation and research station under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has been working for nearly two decades on the north slope of Mt. Qomolangma, the world's highest peak. Established in 2005, the station, starting from a tent, has become a comprehensive observation s

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Marlins weighing 2-year deal for Ichiro

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, 41, who is a free agent from the New York Yankees. The Miami Marlins announced on its official website on Jan. 18, 2015, that the team is preparing to table a two-year deal in the acquisition of 10-time All-Star Suzuki.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki in a training outfit of the New York Yankees heads for practice at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, after he was traded to the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners the same day. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki in a training outfit of the New York Yankees heads for practice at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, after he was traded to the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners the same day. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki (R) gives a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him. To the left is New York manager Joe Girardi.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki smiles during a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, held the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki (R) gives a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him. To the left is New York manager Joe Girardi.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki gives a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki speaks at a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Ichiro traded to New York Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki speaks at a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 23, 2012, the day he was traded to the New York Yankees from the Seattle Mariners. The 38-year-old outfielder, a 10-time All-Star with the Mariners, whom he joined in 2001, was dealt in exchange for cash and two minor league prospects after Suzuki requested Seattle trade him.

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Ichiro's father says son's success due to effort

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, the father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, shows his writing of a proverb on endeavor, in Ichiro's hometown of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010, after the 10-time All Star set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki said he cannot contain his emotions and attributed his son's achievement to hard work.

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Ichiro's father says son's success due to effort

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, the father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, shows his writing of a proverb on endeavor, in Ichiro's hometown of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010, after the 10-time All Star set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki said he cannot contain his emotions and attributed his son's achievement to hard work. (Kyodo)