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Sumo: Roga

Russian-born sumo wrestler Roga (R) is pictured next to his stablemaster at his Futagoyama stable in the southwestern Japan city of Iizuka on Oct. 30, 2023, the day the banzuke for the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament was issued. Roga is one of four wrestlers making their debut in the highest makuuchi division in the Nov. 12-26 meet.

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Taka blasts Waka for revealing intention to waive inheritance

NAGOYA, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana responds to questions from reporters in Nagoya on July 5 on the issue of inheritance from his father, the late sumo elder Futagoyama, who died May 30 at age 55.

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(3)Futagoyama's funeral held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fans see off the hearse carrying the deceased sumo elder Futagoyama at the Aoyama funeral hall in Tokyo on June 2. Futagoyama died of mouth cancer May 30.

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(1)Futagoyama's funeral held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The coffin containing sumo elder Futagoyama, who died of mouth cancer May 30, is carried during his funeral service at the Aoyama funeral hall in Tokyo on June 2.

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(2)Futagoyama's funeral held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Wakanohana (R), the son of the deceased sumo elder Futagoyama, addresses the funeral at the Aoyama funeral hall in Tokyo on June 2. At left is his younger brother and former grand champion Takanohana.

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(2)Sumo elder Futagoyama's death leaves 2 sons stunned

TOKYO, Japan - Former grand champion Wakanohana, the elder son of sumo elder Futagoyama who died of mouth cancer May 30, talks with reporters about memories of his father at the Takanohana Stable in Nakano, Tokyo on May 31. ''Since I entered the world of sumo at 17, my father was both strict and kind,'' said Wakanohana.

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(1)Sumo elder Futagoyama's death leaves 2 sons stunned

TOKYO, Japan - Former grand champion Takanohana, the younger son of sumo elder Futagoyama who died of mouth cancer May 30, speaks to reporters about memories of his father at his stable in Nakano, Tokyo on May 31. ''Last night I was still not able to accept his death and couldn't cry,'' Takanohana said.

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Sumo elder Futagoyama dies

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo elder Futagoyama (file photo), a former ozeki and the father of former grand champions Takanohana and Wakanohana, died of mouth cancer at a Tokyo hospital on May 30, his family said. He was 55. Futagoyama, whose real name is Mitsuru Hanada, had been receiving treatment at the hospital since the fall of 2003 for a type of cancer that afflicts the region between the tongue and gums at the base of the mouth.

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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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Yokozuna Takanohana quits sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana's stablemaster Futagoyama, who is also the wrestler's father, leaves his sumo stable in Tokyo on Jan. 20. He notified Japan Sumo Association (JSA) chairman Kitanoumi the same day of Takanohana's decision to step down from the ring.

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(2)Yokozuna Takanohana withdraws from New Year tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Futagoyama, master of Futagoyama Stable to which yokozuna Takanohana belongs, speaks to reporters Jan. 14 on the yokozuna's pullout from the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament that began at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12.

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Takanohana to wrestle at New Year meet

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana practices in preparation for the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 9. Stable master Futagoyama said Takanohana has shown a firm resolve to participate in the Jan. 12-26 meet.

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Yokozuna Takanohana resumes training

TOKYO, Japan - Injury-plagued yokozuna Takanohana starts his bid to return to the ring in time for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament as he resumes training on Dec. 7. ''My knee has not given me any problems at all today. I'll just continue training at my own pace,'' said Takanohana, who went through a light one-hour workout at the Futagoyama stable in Tokyo's Nakano Ward.

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Yokozuna Takanohana to drop out of Kyushu tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (file photo) has decided to drop out of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament opening Nov. 10 in Fukuoka, as his knee injury has worsened, his stable master Futagoyama said Nov. 8.

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Yokozuna Takanohana meets the press

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (L), along with his stable master Futagoyama, speaks to reporters at his stable in Tokyo's Nakano Ward on April 24 after the Japan Sumo Association released a list of sumo wrestlers ranking for the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Takanohana, who has missed the last five tourneys due to injuries in his right knee, refrained from saying whether he will join the summer tournament.

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Takanohana to go overseas for knee treatment

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (file photo), whose knee injury forced him to sit out the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, will receive treatment outside Japan, officials of his Futagoyama stable say in Nagoya on July 23. Takanohana sustained a damaged kneecap and partially dislocated his right knee in a bout against ozeki Musoyama on the 14th day of the summer tournament in May before winning his 22nd Emperor's Cup in a playoff victory over yokozuna Musashimaru the following day.

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Sumo association to downsize provincial tours

TOKYO, Japan - Tokitsukaze (L), chairman of the Japan Sumo Association (JSA), and Sumo elder Futagoyama in charge of the JSA's regional training tours, meet the press at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 7. They said the JSA will downsize its regional training tours, which have ceased to be profitable over the last few years.

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Takanohana holds Emperor's Cup after 21st championship

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana holds the Emperor's Cup after winning his 21st career championship Jan. 21 at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament as supporters of the Futagoyama stable exult with a cheer of ''Banzai.'' Takanohana defeated rival grand champion Musashimaru in a playoff at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan for his first tourney triumph since September 1998.

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Brotherly grand champions reconcile

TOKYO, Japan - Sibling yokozuna Wakanohana (L) and Takanohana (R) reconcile at a meeting of Futagoyama stable supporters in Tokyo on Aug. 30 as their father and stablemaster Futagoyama (C) looks on. The friction between the two brothers, both holders of sumo's highest rank, had been widely reported over the last 12 months.

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Takanohana and father

Celebration for Takanohana's championship in Akibasho (Fall Tournament) on September 20, 1996. Takanohana with his father Futagoyama-Oyakata.

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(2)Sumo elder Futagoyama's death leaves 2 sons stunned

TOKYO, Japan - Former grand champions Wakanohana, the elder son of sumo elder Futagoyama who died of mouth cancer May 30, talks with reporters about memories of his father at the Takanohana Stable in Nakano, Tokyo on May 31. ''Since I entered the world of sumo at 17, my father was both strict and kind,'' said Wakanohana. (Kyodo)

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(1)Sumo elder Futagoyama's death leaves 2 sons stunned

TOKYO, Japan - Former grand champion Takanohana, the younger son of sumo elder Futagoyama who died of mouth cancer May 30, speaks to reporters about memories of his father at his stable in Nakano, Tokyo on May 31. ''Last night I was still not able to accept his death and couldn't cry,'' Takanohana said. (Kyodo)

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(1)Futagoyama's funeral held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The coffin containing sumo elder Futagoyama, who died of mouth cancer May 30, is carried during his funeral service at the Aoyama funeral hall in Tokyo on June 2. (Kyodo)

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(3)Futagoyama's funeral held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fans see off the hearse carrying the deceased sumo elder Futagoyama at the Aoyama funeral hall in Tokyo on June 2. Futagoyama died of mouth cancer May 30. (Kyodo)

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(2)Futagoyama's funeral held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Wakanohana (R), the son of the deceased sumo elder Futagoyama, addresses the funeral at the Aoyama funeral hall in Tokyo on June 2. At left is his younger brother and former grand champion Takanohana. (Kyodo)

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Taka blasts Waka for revealing intention to waive inheritance

NAGOYA, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana responds to questions from reporters in Nagoya on July 5 on the issue of inheritance from his father, the late sumo elder Futagoyama, who died May 30 at age 55. (Kyodo)

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Sumo elder Futagoyama dies

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo elder Futagoyama (file photo), a former ozeki and the father of former grand champions Takanohana and Wakanohana, died of mouth cancer at a Tokyo hospital on May 30, his family said. He was 55. Futagoyama, whose real name is Mitsuru Hanada, had been receiving treatment at the hospital since the fall of 2003 for a type of cancer that afflicts the region between the tongue and gums at the base of the mouth. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Takanohana resumes training

TOKYO, Japan - Injury-plagued yokozuna Takanohana starts his bid to return to the ring in time for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament as he resumes training on Dec. 7. ''My knee has not given me any problems at all today. I'll just continue training at my own pace,'' said Takanohana, who went through a light one-hour workout at the Futagoyama stable in Tokyo's Nakano Ward. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Futago seen from Yumoto

Futagoyama Mountain and the old Tokaido Highway viewed from around Yumoto Teahouse. This photo must have been taken after 1873 when the telegraph line was placed between Tokyo and Nagasaki because the telegraph line and the electric pole are visible. The stone pavement which was renovated extensively between 1861 and 1864 still remains. A worker and a woman carrying a wooden rack on the back are visible.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number86‐10‐0]

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Old hakone highway near yumoto teahouse

The stone pavement of Hakone Kyukaido seen from a slightly lower location than the Yumoto Chaya. The mountain in the distance is Futagoyama. The pine tree in the picture does not remain at present. An electric pole can be seen, so this photo was taken after 1892 when electricity came to Yumoto.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number14‐21‐0]

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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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Yokozuna Takanohana quits sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana's stablemaster Futagoyama, who is also the wrestler's father, leaves his sumo stable in Tokyo on Jan. 20. He notified Japan Sumo Association (JSA) chairman Kitanoumi the same day of Takanohana's decision to step down from the ring. (Kyodo)

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(2)Yokozuna Takanohana withdraws from New Year tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Futagoyama, master of Futagoyama Stable to which yokozuna Takanohana belongs, speaks to reporters Jan. 14 on the yokozuna's pullout from the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament that began at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12. (Kyodo)

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Takanohana to wrestle at New Year meet

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana practices in preparation for the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 9. Stable master Futagoyama said Takanohana has shown a firm resolve to participate in the Jan. 12-26 meet. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Takanohana to drop out of Kyushu tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (file photo) has decided to drop out of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament opening Nov. 10 in Fukuoka, as his knee injury has worsened, his stable master Futagoyama said Nov. 8. (Kyodo)

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Takanohana to go overseas for knee treatment

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (file photo), whose knee injury forced him to sit out the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, will receive treatment outside Japan, officials of his Futagoyama stable say in Nagoya on July 23. Takanohana sustained a damaged kneecap and partially dislocated his right knee in a bout against ozeki Musoyama on the 14th day of the summer tournament in May before winning his 22nd Emperor's Cup in a playoff victory over yokozuna Musashimaru the following day.

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Sumo association to downsize provincial tours

TOKYO, Japan - Tokitsukaze (L), chairman of the Japan Sumo Association (JSA), and Sumo elder Futagoyama in charge of the JSA's regional training tours, meet the press at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 7. They said the JSA will downsize its regional training tours, which have ceased to be profitable over the last few years.

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Takanohana holds Emperor's Cup after 21st championship

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana holds the Emperor's Cup after winning his 21st career championship Jan. 21 at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament as supporters of the Futagoyama stable exult with a cheer of ''Banzai.'' Takanohana defeated rival grand champion Musashimaru in a playoff at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan for his first tourney triumph since September 1998.

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Musashimaru hands Takatoriki first loss

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (L) hands veteran No. 14 maegashira Takatoriki his first loss of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 24 by muscling the Futagoyama stable wrestler out.

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Wakanohana getting ready for spring sumo tourney

HIGASHI-OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Wakanohana digs in against an opponent at the Futagoyama stable's camp in Osaka Prefecture on March 9 as he prepares to return to the ring for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament after a six-month layoff. The 29-year-old grand champion injured his left thigh last September and has since missed the Kyushu and New Year tournaments.

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Brotherly grand champions reconcile

TOKYO, Japan - Sibling yokozuna Wakanohana (L) and Takanohana (R) reconcile at a meeting of Futagoyama stable supporters in Tokyo on Aug. 30 as their father and stablemaster Futagoyama (C) looks on. The friction between the two brothers, both holders of sumo's highest rank, had been widely reported over the last 12 months.