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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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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Hakuho's retirement ceremony

Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) attends former sumo grand champion Hakuho's retirement ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2023. Some 280 people took turns snipping bits of the topknot of the wrestler, who won a record 45 grand sumo tournament titles, a ritual that marks his formal retirement.

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Hakuho's retirement ceremony

Former yokozuna Hakuho (front), who won a record 45 grand sumo tournament titles, gets a strand of his topknot cut by Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda during his retirement ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2023. Some 280 people took part in the ritual that marks the wrestler's formal retirement. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Hakuho's retirement ceremony

Former yokozuna Hakuho, who won a record 45 grand sumo tournament titles, wipes away tears as around 280 people take turns snipping bits of his topknot, during his retirement ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2023, a ritual that marks his formal retirement as a sumo wrestler. (Pool photo)

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Hakuho's retirement ceremony

Former yokozuna Hakuho (front), who won a record 45 grand sumo tournament titles, gets a strand of his topknot cut by former yokozuna Haruamfuji during his retirement ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2023. Some 280 people took part in the ritual that marks the wrestler's formal retirement. (Pool photo)

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Ex-yokozuna Kotozakura dies at 66

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna and sumo elder Kotozakura (photo taken in November 2005) died at a hospital in Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 14. He was 66.

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Ex-yokozuna Takanohana commemorates 2011 disaster victims

OSAKA, Japan - Former yokozuna Takanohana (L) and others in Osaka at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2014, take a moment of silence for the victims of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami victims.

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Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in September 1982 shows sumo elder Naruto, then Takanosato, holding the trophy after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. He died of respiratory failure at a hospital in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2011, at the age of 59.

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Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo shows sumo elder Naruto (R) attending a press conference along with Kisenosato, a wrestler who belongs to the Naruto stable, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 31, 2011. Naruto, the former yokozuna Takanosato, died of respiratory failure at a Fukuoka hospital on Nov. 7, 2011, aged 59.

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Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in January 2011 shows sumo elder Naruto, the former yokozuna Takanosato, who died of respiratory failure at a hospital in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2011. He was 59.

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Ex-yokozuna Asashoryu has topknot removed

TOKYO, Japan - Former Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu waves to fans after his topknot was cut off in his retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 3, 2010.

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Ex-yokozuna Asashoryu has topknot removed

TOKYO, Japan - Former Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu signs autographs for fans after his topknot was cut off in his retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 3, 2010.

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Ex-yokozuna Asashoryu back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Mongolian-born former grand champion Asashoryu (L), who quit sumo earlier this month amid allegations he attacked a man outside a Tokyo night club, arrives back in Japan on a flight from New York on Feb. 24, 2010, looking tanned and relaxed.

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Ex-yokozuna Asashoryu back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Mongolian-born former grand champion Asashoryu (L), who quit sumo earlier this month amid allegations he attacked a man outside a Tokyo night club, arrives back in Japan on a flight from New York on Feb. 24, 2010, looking tanned and relaxed.

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Ex-yokozuna Kagamisato dies at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna Kagamisato (file photo) died from blood poisoning at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 29. He was 80. Kagamisato, whose real name was Kiyoji Okuyama, was promoted to sumo's top rank of grand champion in 1953. He won the Emperor's Cup four times but decided to bring his career to an end after failing to notch double-digit wins in the New Year meet in 1958.

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Ex-yokozuna Akebono to quit sumo association

TOKYO, Japan - Hawaiian-born Taro Akebono (file photo), the first non-Japanese yokozuna, or sumo grand champion, has decided to retire from sumo, his stable master Azumazeki said Nov. 6.

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(1)Ex-yokozuna Takanohana holds retirement ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yokozuna Takanohana performs a ring-entering ritual in a retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on June 1. Takanohana, still recovering from a right knee injury he sustained in May 2001, announced his retirement from the sport in January 2003.

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(2)Ex-yokozuna Takanohana holds retirement ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yokozuna Takanohana has his top knot cut by his stablemaster and father Futagoyama in a retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on June 1. Takanohana, still recovering from a right knee injury he sustained in May 2001, announced his retirement from the sport in January 2003.

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Ex-yokozuna Akebono campaigns against gangsters

NAGOYA, Japan - Former yokozuna Akebono takes the role of a one-day police station chief in Nagoya on Oct. 21 to help campaign against gangsters in Nakamura Ward.

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Ex-yokozuna Wakanohana registered with X-League Onward

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna Wakanohana, whose real name is Masaru Hanada, poses at a news conference August 1 after being named to the roster of the Onward Skylarks of the American football X-League. He will be eligible to play in league games when the season begins in September.

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Ex-yokozuna Kotozakura dies at 66

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna and sumo elder Kotozakura (photo taken in November 2005) died at a hospital in Chiba Prefecture on Aug. 14. He was 66. (Kyodo)

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Ex-yokozuna Chiyonofuji prepares for 60th-birthday ceremony

Professional sumo stablemaster Kokonoe (C), formerly yokozuna Chiyonofuji, poses with a red decorative rope freshly handwoven by wrestlers at his stable in Tokyo on May 28, 2015, three days ahead of his 60th-birthday "dohyo-iri" ring-entering ritual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-yokozuna Chiyonofuji prepares for 60th-birthday ceremony

Professional sumo stablemaster Kokonoe (C), formerly yokozuna Chiyonofuji, tries on a red decorative rope freshly handwoven by wrestlers at his stable in Tokyo on May 28, 2015, three days ahead of his 60th-birthday "dohyo-iri" ring-entering ritual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-Yokozuna Musashimaru shows no pity for gamblers

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo dated Oct. 2, 2004, grand champion Musashimaru gets his top knot cut off by his stablemaster Musashigawa at his retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium. (Kyodo)

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Ex-yokozuna Asashoryu back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Mongolian-born former grand champion Asashoryu (L), who quit sumo earlier this month amid allegations he attacked a man outside a Tokyo night club, arrives back in Japan on a flight from New York on Feb. 24, 2010, looking tanned and relaxed. (Kyodo)

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Ex-yokozuna Asashoryu back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Mongolian-born former grand champion Asashoryu (L), who quit sumo earlier this month amid allegations he attacked a man outside a Tokyo night club, arrives back in Japan on a flight from New York on Feb. 24, 2010, looking tanned and relaxed. (Kyodo)

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Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo shows sumo elder Naruto (R) attending a press conference along with Kisenosato, a wrestler who belongs to the Naruto stable, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 31, 2011. Naruto, the former yokozuna Takanosato, died of respiratory failure at a Fukuoka hospital on Nov. 7, 2011, aged 59. (Kyodo)

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Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in September 1982 shows sumo elder Naruto, then Takanosato, holding the trophy after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. He died of respiratory failure at a hospital in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2011, at the age of 59. (Kyodo)

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Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in January 2011 shows sumo elder Naruto, the former yokozuna Takanosato, who died of respiratory failure at a hospital in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2011. He was 59. (Kyodo)

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Ex-yokozuna Asashoryu has topknot removed

TOKYO, Japan - Former Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu signs autographs for fans after his topknot was cut off in his retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Ex-yokozuna Asashoryu has topknot removed

TOKYO, Japan - Former Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu waves to fans after his topknot was cut off in his retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 3, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Ex-yokozuna serves as special envoy of Mongolia

Dolgorsurengiin Dagvadorj (far R), the former sumo grand champion Asashoryu, attends a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L) and Mongolian President Khaltmaa Battulga (2nd from L) on Sept. 6, 2017, in Vladivostok, where the two leaders are visiting for an economic forum. Dagvadorj will serve as a special envoy of Battulga to promote bilateral cooperative ties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Sadanoyama dies

File photo taken in November 1996 shows former yokozuna Sadanoyama and French President Jacques Chirac watching a bout at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka. Sadanoyama, who served as head of the Japan Sumo Association in the 1990s, died of pneumonia at 79 at a Tokyo hospital on April 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Sadanoyama dies

File photo taken in November 1965 shows yokozuna Sadanoyama (R) forcing another yokozuna Taiho out of the ring at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka. Sadanoyama, who served as head of the Japan Sumo Association in the 1990s, died of pneumonia at 79 at a Tokyo hospital on April 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Sadanoyama dies

File photo taken in March 1965 shows new yokozuna Sadanoyama performing his ring-entry ceremony at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. Sadanoyama, who served as head of the Japan Sumo Association in the 1990s, died of pneumonia at 79 at a Tokyo hospital on April 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Sadanoyama dies

File photo taken in May 1961 shows maegashira Sadanoyama holding a trophy after his first victory at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. Sadanoyama, who later became yokozuna and served as head of the Japan Sumo Association in the 1990s, died of pneumonia at 79 at a Tokyo hospital on April 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Sadanoyama dies

Photo taken in April 2004 shows former yokozuna Sadanoyama, whose real name is Shinmatsu Ichikawa. Sadanoyama, who served as head of the Japan Sumo Association in the 1990s, died of pneumonia on April 27, 2017, at age 79. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-yokozuna Kagamisato dies at 80

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna Kagamisato (file photo) died from blood poisoning at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 29. He was 80. Kagamisato, whose real name was Kiyoji Okuyama, was promoted to sumo's top rank of grand champion in 1953. He won the Emperor's Cup four times but decided to bring his career to an end after failing to notch double-digit wins in the New Year meet in 1958. (Kyodo)

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Ex-yokozuna Akebono to quit sumo association

TOKYO, Japan - Hawaiian-born Taro Akebono (file photo), the first non-Japanese yokozuna, or sumo grand champion, has decided to retire from sumo, his stable master Azumazeki said Nov. 6. (Kyodo)

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(2)Ex-yokozuna Takanohana holds retirement ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yokozuna Takanohana has his top knot cut by his stablemaster and father Futagoyama in a retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on June 1. Takanohana, still recovering from a right knee injury he sustained in May 2001, announced his retirement from the sport in January 2003. (Kyodo)

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(1)Ex-yokozuna Takanohana holds retirement ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yokozuna Takanohana performs a ring-entering ritual in a retirement ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on June 1. Takanohana, still recovering from a right knee injury he sustained in May 2001, announced his retirement from the sport in January 2003. (Kyodo)

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Ex-yokozuna Akebono campaigns against gangsters

NAGOYA, Japan - Former yokozuna Akebono takes the role of a one-day police station chief in Nagoya on Oct. 21 to help campaign against gangsters in Nakamura Ward. (Kyodo)

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Ex-yokozuna Wakanohana registered with X-League Onward

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna Wakanohana, whose real name is Masaru Hanada, poses at a news conference August 1 after being named to the roster of the Onward Skylarks of the American football X-League. He will be eligible to play in league games when the season begins in September.