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2018 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Ozeki Takayasu (R) throws down second-ranked maegashira Kotoshogiku on the second day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 15, 2018.

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Sumo: Ailing ozeki Kotoshogiku pulls out of Nagoya basho

NAGOYA, Japan, July 16 Kyodo - Japanese ozeki Kotoshogiku leaves the dohyo surface after suffering his fifth loss, this time at the hands of Okinoumi, on the sixth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 15, 2016. His stablemaster Sadogatake said a day later Kotoshogiku has pulled out of the tournament due to knee and foot injuries.

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Sumo: Kotoshogiku becomes 1st Japanese-born champion in decade

TOKYO, Jan. 25 Kyodo - Ozeki Kotoshogiku poses for a photo at a party at a Tokyo hotel on the night of Jan. 24, 2016, after winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament and becoming the first Japanese-born wrestler to claim a championship in a decade.

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Kotoshogiku beats Kakuryu at New Year tourney

Ozeki Kotoshogiku (R) beats yokozuna Kakuryu on the 11th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 21, 2015.

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Ichinojo upsets Kotoshogiku in New Year tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Highly-touted sekiwake Ichinojo (L) slaps down ozeki Kotoshogiku on Jan. 14, 2015, the fourth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Yokozuna Kakuryu suffers 2nd loss at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Kakuryu of Mongolia (L) is forced out of the ring by ozeki Kotoshogiku on the twelfth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 24, 2014, suffering his second loss.

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Goeido to be promoted to ozeki rank

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Goeido holds his trophy for Shukun sho (outstanding performance prize) at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 27, 2014. Goeido has all but gained promotion to the ozeki rank after getting his 12th win in a victory over ozeki Kotoshogiku the same day, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi said.

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Kotoshogiku, Hakuho retain share of lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho holds his prize money as he leaves the ring after beating compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu on the 14th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 26, 2014. Hakuho shares the lead of the 15-day event with ozeki Kotoshogiku at 12-2.

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Kotoshogiku, Hakuho retain share of lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (R) forces compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu out of the ring on the 14th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 26, 2014. Hakuho shares the lead of the 15-day event with ozeki Kotoshogiku at 12-2.

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Kotoshogiku, Hakuho retain share of lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kotoshogiku (L) pushes No. 11 maegashira Takayasu out of the ring on the 14th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 26, 2014. Kotoshogiku shares the lead of the 15-day event with yokozuna Hakuho at 12-2.

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Harumafuji suffers 4th loss at Nagoya sumo tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji (L) is pushed out of the ring by ozeki Kotoshogiku at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 23, 2014, day 11 of the 15-day competition.

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Kakuryu wins spring sumo meet

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kakuryu (L) beats Kotoshogiku on the last day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 23, 2014. The Mongolian-born sumo wrestler captured his first career championship to all but secure his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna.

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Kakuryu wins spring sumo meet

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kakuryu (L) beats Kotoshogiku on the last day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 23, 2014. The Mongolian-born sumo wrestler captured his first career championship to all but secure his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna.

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Spring sumo tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kotoshogiku (R) beats yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho by "yoritaoshi" (frontal crush out) at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 21, 2014, the 13th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Yokozuna Hakuho leads New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (back) beats ozeki Kotoshogiku at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 25, 2014, day 14 of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho leads the 15-day tournament with no loss.

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Autumn Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (back) beats ozeki Kotoshogiku at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2013, the 12th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho retains sole possession of the lead at the 15-day competition with 11 wins and one loss.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kotoshogiku (R) forces ozeki Kisenosato out of the ring on July 21, 2013, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan.

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Nagoya Grand Sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kotoshogiku (front) forces ozeki Kisenosato out of the ring on July 21, 2013, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan.

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Hakuho wins sumo tourney

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (top) defeats ozeki Kakuryu on Nov. 24, 2012, the penultimate day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Fukuoka Prefecture. Hakuho secured his 23rd overall championship before beating Kakuryu as ozeki Kotoshogiku in the preceding bout defeated Kyokutenho, the only wrestler with a mathematical chance of winning the title.

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Kotoshogiku announces engagement

HISAYAMA, Japan - Kotoshogiku (R), a 28-year-old ozeki, lifts Makiko Fukuchi, his 29-year-old fiancee, in Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2012, as the couple announce their engagement.

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Kisenosato retains lead at summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kisenosato (R) beats rival ozeki Kotoshogiku on the ninth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 14, 2012, and remains tied for the lead with rank-and-filer Tochiozan with 8-1 records.

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Baruto handed 3rd loss

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (R) is defeated by ozeki Kotoshogiku at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 22, 2012, the 12th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. It was Baruto's third loss in the tournament and could be fatal for his bid to earn promotion to yokozuna.

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Baruto handed 3rd loss

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (front) is defeated by ozeki Kotoshogiku at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 22, 2012, the 12th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. It was Baruto's third loss in the tournament and could be fatal for his bid to earn promotion to yokozuna.

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Baruto clinches 1st title at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Baruto (R) lifts Kotoshogiku during a bout at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 20, 2012. Baruto's victory in the bout, coupled with a loss by yokozuna Hakuho, allowed the Estonian ozeki to win the tournament, his first career title, the same day.

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Baruto clinches 1st title at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Baruto (L) defeats Kotoshogiku during a bout at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 20, 2012. Baruto's victory, coupled with a loss by yokozuna Hakuho, allowed the Estonian ozeki to win the tournament, his first career title, the same day.

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Baruto clinches 1st title at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Baruto (standing) defeats Kotoshogiku during a bout at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 20, 2012. Baruto's victory, coupled with a loss by yokozuna Hakuho, allowed the Estonian ozeki to win the tournament, his first career title, the same day.

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News photo exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku holds women's national soccer team player Karina Maruyama in front of their respective photos at the opening of a news photo exhibition began at a Tokyo department store on Dec. 16, 2011.

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Kisenosato secures ozeki promotion

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sekiwake Kisenosato (L) steps out of the ring, losing to ozeki Kotoshogiku on the final day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 27, 2011. The match came after the announcement of Kisenosato's imminent promotion to ozeki, sumo's second-highest rank.

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Hakuho defeats Kotoshogiku

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) throws ozeki Kotoshogiku during the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2011.

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New ozeki Kotoshogiku

FUKUOKA, Japan - New ozeki Kotoshogiku points at his name in a document listing the updated rankings of sumo wresters in a press conference in Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2011. The Japan Sumo Association released the rankings the same day for the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the prefecture. Kotoshogiku is the first Japanese wrestler to assume sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in four years.

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Ozeki Kotoshogiku parades on boat

YANAGAWA, Japan - Kotoshogiku (front, on boat) waves to the crowd as he parades aboard a boat in his hometown of Yanagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2011, to celebrate his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki.

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Kotoshogiku promoted to ozeki

MATSUDO, Japan - Kotoshogiku (2nd from L) bows as he is officially notified by the Japan Sumo Association of his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki at Sadogatake stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 28, 2011. He is the first Japanese wrestler to assume the ozeki rank in four years.

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Kotoshogiku in press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kotoshogiku (R), a sekiwake belonging to the Sadogatake stable, and stablemaster Sadogatake hold a press conference at the sumo stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2011, a night after Kotoshogiku secured promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki.

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Kotoshogiku in press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kotoshogiku, a sekiwake belonging to the Sadogatake stable, smiles during a press conference at the sumo stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2011, a night after securing promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki.

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Sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku to promote to ozeki

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Kotoshogiku smiles holding the trophies for the Outstanding Performance Prize and the Technique Prize at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2011, the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Kotoshogiku is believed to have secured his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki finishing the autumn meet with a 12-3 mark.

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Kotoshogiku beats Harumafuji

TOKYO, Japan - Kotoshogiku (R) tries to push ozeki Harumafuji out of the ring at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2011, during the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Kotoshogiku has all but secured his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki with his 12th win in the tournament.

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Hakuho back to winning ways

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (L) mows down Kotoshogiku on the third day of action at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 16, 2010. Hakuho's winning streak ended at 63 the previous day.

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Yokozuna Hakuho ties Chiyonofuji's 53-bout winning streak

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) slaps down Kotoshogiku at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 17, 2010, the sixth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho equaled former yokozuna legend Chiyonofuji's 53-bout winning streak.

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Yokozuna Hakuho ties Chiyonofuji's 53-bout winning streak

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) slaps down Kotoshogiku at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 17, 2010, on the sixth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, matching former yokozuna legend Chiyonofuji's 53-bout winning streak.

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Yokozuna Hakuho ties Chiyonofuji's 53-bout winning streak

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho leaves Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan with a smile after tying former yokozuna legend Chiyonofuji's 53-bout winning streak by defeating Kotoshogiku on Sept. 17, 2010, on the sixth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Yokozuna Hakuho ties Chiyonofuji's 53-bout winning streak

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho bows after tying former yokozuna legend Chiyonofuji's 53-bout winning streak by defeating Kotoshogiku at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 17, 2010, on the sixth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Baruto beaten by Kotoshogiku

NAGOYA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (R) slips immediately after the face-off against sekiwake Kotoshogiku on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010.

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Baruto beaten by Kotoshogiku

NAGOYA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (R) slips immediately after the face-off against sekiwake Kotoshogiku on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010.

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Hakuho sole man in charge at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) sends sekiwake Kotoshogiku crashing to the dohyo surface with a powerful right-handed beltless arm throw, extending his winning streak to a personal-best 43 bouts on the 11th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 21, 2010.

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Hakuho sole man in charge at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho leaves the dohyo area after extending his winning streak to a personal-best 43 bouts by beating sekiwake Kotoshogiku with a powerful right-handed beltless arm throw on the 11th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 21, 2010.

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Hakuho sole man in charge at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho leaves the dohyo area after extending his winning streak to a personal-best 43 bouts by beating sekiwake Kotoshogiku with a powerful right-handed beltless arm throw on the 11th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 21, 2010.

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Hakuho remains unbeaten on 5th day

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho tosses komusubi Kotoshogiku to the dirt to mark his fifth win at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 13, 2010. The yokozuna from Mongolia remained unbeaten along with ozeki Baruto 5-0.

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Baruto assures himself promotion to ozeki

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (L) pulls Kotoshogiku onto the ring, assuring himself promotion to ozeki with his 13th win at the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 27, 2010.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho unbeaten at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho throws down No. 3 maegashira Kotoshogiku on the seventh day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 20, 2010.

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Hakuho, Asa share lead as Baruto crashes at New Year basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) pushes komusubi Kotoshogiku out of the ring on the 10th day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 19, 2010, sharing the lead with compatriot yokozuna Asashoryu in the event with ninth victories.