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Asashoryu granted permanent residency in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (file photo) said on April 28 he has been granted permanent residency in Japan. Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, has lived in Japan since 1997, when he became an exchange student at Meitoku Gijuku High School's sumo club in Kochi Prefecture.

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(1)25 new wrestlers clear 1st stage of exams

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Gankhugag Naranbut, 19, the runner-up from Meitoku Gijuku High School, Kochi Prefecture, for the 2003 inter-high school championship title. is among 25 newcomers to pass the first stage of physicals on Jan. 6 to become a new wrestler at the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Meitoku Gijuku wins 1st high school baseball title

KOSHIEN, Japan - Meitoku Gijuku players celebrate after winning their first high school baseball national championship crown with a 7-2 triumph over Chiben Wakayama in the tournament finale at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 21.

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Asashoryu meets the press

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian wrestler Asashoryu beams his pleasure during his first news conference after being promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki July 24. The Ulan Bator native, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, came to Japan in 1997 and made his professional debut in January 1999 following an amateur career at Meitoku Gijuku high school in Kochi Prefecture.

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Baseball: Ichiro as temporary high school team instructor

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki plays catch with a player as he coaches the Chiba Meitoku High School baseball team in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2021.

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Baseball: Ichiro as temporary high school team instructor

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki plays catch with a player as he coaches the Chiba Meitoku High School baseball team in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2021.

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Baseball: Ichiro as temporary high school team instructor

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki coaches baseball players at Chiba Meitoku High School in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2021.

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Baseball: Ichiro as temporary high school team instructor

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) coaches baseball players at Chiba Meitoku High School in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2021.

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Baseball: Ichiro as temporary high school team instructor

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) coaches baseball players at Chiba Meitoku High School in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2021.

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Baseball: Ichiro as temporary high school team instructor

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki takes batting practice as he coaches baseball players at Chiba Meitoku High School in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2021.

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Baseball: Ichiro as temporary high school team instructor

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) coaches baseball players at Chiba Meitoku High School in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2021.

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Baseball: Ichiro as temporary high school team instructor

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) coaches baseball players at Chiba Meitoku High School in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2021.

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Baseball: Ichiro as temporary high school team instructor

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki takes batting practice as he coaches baseball players at Chiba Meitoku High School in Chiba, eastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2021.

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Asashoryu granted permanent residency in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (file photo) said on April 28 he has been granted permanent residency in Japan. Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, has lived in Japan since 1997, when he became an exchange student at Meitoku Gijuku High School's sumo club in Kochi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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(1)25 new wrestlers clear 1st stage of exams

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Gankhugag Naranbut, 19, the runner-up from Meitoku Gijuku High School, Kochi Prefecture, for the 2003 inter-high school championship title. is among 25 newcomers to pass the first stage of physicals on Jan. 6 to become a new wrestler at the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: High school baseball at Koshien Stadium

Members of Tottori Prefecture's Tottori Johoku high school baseball team, wearing face masks to prevent coronavirus infection, watch a game against Kochi Prefecture's Meitoku Gijuku at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Aug. 10, 2020. The game was held as a replacement for the canceled spring invitational high school baseball championship, with Johoku and 31 other teams that had been selected for the event playing at the iconic stadium in Hyogo Prefecture without spectators in a friendly series over a six-day period from Aug. 10.

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Baseball: High school baseball at Koshien Stadium

Members of Kochi Prefecture's Meitoku Gijuku high school baseball team, wearing face masks to prevent coronavirus infection, watch a game against Tottori Prefecture's Tottori Johoku at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, western Japan, on Aug. 10, 2020. The game was held as a replacement for the canceled spring invitational high school baseball championship, with Meitoku and 31 other teams that had been selected for the event playing at the iconic stadium in Hyogo Prefecture without spectators in a friendly series over a six-day period from Aug. 10.

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Meitoku Gijuku wins 1st high school baseball title

KOSHIEN, Japan - Meitoku Gijuku players celebrate after winning their first high school baseball national championship crown with a 7-2 triumph over Chiben Wakayama in the tournament finale at Koshien Stadium on Aug. 21. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu meets the press

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian wrestler Asashoryu beams his pleasure during his first news conference after being promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki July 24. The Ulan Bator native, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, came to Japan in 1997 and made his professional debut in January 1999 following an amateur career at Meitoku Gijuku high school in Kochi Prefecture.