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Asashoryu begins practice for New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L in front) joins a practice session at Musashigawa stable in Tokyo on Jan. 3 for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament scheduled to open at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 11. (Pool photo)

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Asashoryu begins practice for New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (R in front) begins practice at Musashigawa stable in Tokyo on Jan. 3 for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament scheduled to open at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 11. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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New sumo chief urges young wrestlers to be 'self-aware and behave'

TOKYO, Japan - Musashigawa (R), the former yokozuna Mienoumi, watches morning drills by sumo wrestlers at his Musashigawa sumo stable in Tokyo on Sept. 9, a day after he took over the chairmanship of the Japan Sumo Association from Kitanoumi, who was forced to resign in the wake of alleged use of marijuana by two Russian sumo wrestlers. Musashigawa summoned all the wrestlers in his stable after the morning drills and, apparently referring to the marijuana scandal, told them to be ''self-aware and behave.''

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(1)Musashimaru announces retirement

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Musashimaru, flanked by his stable master Musashigawa, announces his retirement at a news conference in Fukuoka on Nov. 16.

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Musashimaru suffers 3rd loss, withdraws from tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (R) is pushed out of the ring by No. 3 maegashira Takamisakari on the fifth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 10. Musashimaru, who was tagged with his third straight defeat, will withdraw from the tournament July 11, officials of Musashigawa stable said after the bout.

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Musashimaru out of summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Samoan-born grand champion Musashimaru (file photo) will miss the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament starting May 11 after failing to fully recover from a wrist injury, Musashigawa, the master of the yokozuna's sumo stable, confirmed on May 6. Musashimaru, 32, has been out of action since November, when he damaged ligaments in his wrist. He underwent surgery later.

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Musashimaru wins summer sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (C) holds a giant sake cup as he celebrates winning the championship title at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament that ended in Tokyo on May 26. Beside him is his stable master Musashigawa (L). The Samoa-born yokozuna, who clinched his 11th Emperor's Cup with a win the previous day, finished the 15-day tournament with a 13-2 record.

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Musashimaru, Miyabiyama tangle in pre-tourney tuneup

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musahimaru (R) and ozeki Miyabiyama (L) tangle in a pre-tournament training session before the Yokozuna Deliberation Council on Aug. 24 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Samoan-born grand champion and his Musashigawa stable mate were getting ready for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament opening in Tokyo on Sept. 3.

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Miyabiyama, Musoyama beam as they see sumo rankings

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Musoyama (R) and sekiwake Miyabiyama, both of the Musashigawa stable, beam as they look at the new rankings released April 24 by the Japan Sumo Association. Musoyama joins yokozuna Musashimaru and ozeki Dejima in the elite ranks for the May 7-21 Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Miyabiyama could become the Musashigawa stable's third ozeki if he posts 10 or more wins.

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Miyabiyama into 'sanyaku' ranks for New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Miyabiyama (L), one of the rising stars of the Musashigawa stable, is promoted to komusubi Dec. 22 in the Japan Sumo Association rankings for next month's New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Miyabiyama points to his name in the rankings list he is holding with Musashigawa, his stable master. The wrestler had an 8-7 win-loss record in Kyushu last month.

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Miyabiyama keeps lead autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Former collegiate star Miyabiyama (L) bounces Chiyotenzan out of the ring on Sept. 18 to remain the lone undefeated leader in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, with senior stablemate Musashimaru and Akinoshima one step behind. Miyabiyama, a No. 5 maegashira from the Musashigawa stable, had Chiyotenzan (3-4) retreating at the outset of their bout at Ryogoku Kokugikan and shoved him over the edge of the ring to run his winning streak in the 15-day tourney to seven.

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Ranking list for Sept. Sumo tournament announced

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Dejima proudly shows the ranking list for September's Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, released Aug. 30 by the Japan Sumo Association, at his Musashigawa stable in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward. He joins sumo's 2nd highest rank for the first time in his career. Yokozuna Akebono, who narrowly missed a chance in July to win his first championship in over two years, is on top again in the new rankings.

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Dejima promoted to ozeki

TSUSHIMA, Japan - Nagoya sumo tourney winner Dejima shakes hands with yokozuna Musashimaru at after his promotion to the sport's second highest rank of ozeki July 21. Both Dejima and Muzashimaru belong to the same Musashigawa stable.

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4 yokozuna to line up at Nagoya Grand Sumo

Newly promoted yokozuna Musashimaru joins 3 other grand champions -- Akebono, Takanohana and Wakanohana -- for the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, which gets under way at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 4. The photo shows Musashimaru at the Musashigawa stable training location in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, pointing to his name on the new rankings list issued June 21 by the Japan Sumo Association.

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Musashimaru practices ritual

Newly promoted yokozuna Musashimaru (L), coached by his stable master Musashigawa (R), practices the 'unryu' style of ring purification ritual May 28. The Samoan-born grand champion will perform the foot-stomping, hand-clapping ritual at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on May 29.

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Rope belt woven for yokozuna Musashimaru

Junior sumo wrestlers help yokozuna Musashimaru put on a newly woven ceremonial rope belt at the Musashigawa stable in Tokyo on May 28.

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New sumo chief urges young wrestlers to be 'self-aware and behave

TOKYO, Japan - Musashigawa (R), the former yokozuna Mienoumi, watches morning drills by sumo wrestlers at his Musashigawa sumo stable in Tokyo on Sept. 9, a day after he took over the chairmanship of the Japan Sumo Association from Kitanoumi, who was forced to resign in the wake of alleged use of marijuana by two Russian sumo wrestlers. Musashigawa summoned all the wrestlers in his stable after the morning drills and, apparently referring to the marijuana scandal, told them to be ''self-aware and behave.'' (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu begins practice for New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L in front) joins a practice session at Musashigawa stable in Tokyo on Jan. 3 for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament scheduled to open at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 11. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Asashoryu begins practice for New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (R in front) begins practice at Musashigawa stable in Tokyo on Jan. 3 for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament scheduled to open at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 11. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Rope belt woven for yokozuna Musashimaru

Junior sumo wrestlers help yokozuna Musashimaru put on a newly woven ceremonial rope belt at the Musashigawa stable in Tokyo on May 28.

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Musashimaru out of summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Samoan-born grand champion Musashimaru (file photo) will miss the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament starting May 11 after failing to fully recover from a wrist injury, Musashigawa, the master of the yokozuna's sumo stable, confirmed on May 6. Musashimaru, 32, has been out of action since November, when he damaged ligaments in his wrist. He underwent surgery later. (Kyodo)

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(1)Musashimaru announces retirement

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Musashimaru, flanked by his stable master Musashigawa, announces his retirement at a news conference in Fukuoka on Nov. 16. (Kyodo)

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Musashimaru suffers 3rd loss, withdraws from tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (R) is pushed out of the ring by No. 3 maegashira Takamisakari on the fifth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 10. Musashimaru, who was tagged with his third straight defeat, will withdraw from the tournament July 11, officials of Musashigawa stable said after the bout.

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Musashimaru wins summer sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (C) holds a giant sake cup as he celebrates winning the championship title at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament that ended in Tokyo on May 26. Beside him is his stable master Musashigawa (L). The Samoa-born yokozuna, who clinched his 11th Emperor's Cup with a win the previous day, finished the 15-day tournament with a 13-2 record.

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Musashimaru, Miyabiyama tangle in pre-tourney tuneup

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musahimaru (R) and ozeki Miyabiyama (L) tangle in a pre-tournament training session before the Yokozuna Deliberation Council on Aug. 24 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Samoan-born grand champion and his Musashigawa stable mate were getting ready for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament opening in Tokyo on Sept. 3.

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Miyabiyama, Musoyama beam as they see sumo rankings

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Musoyama (R) and sekiwake Miyabiyama, both of the Musashigawa stable, beam as they look at the new rankings released April 24 by the Japan Sumo Association. Musoyama joins yokozuna Musashimaru and ozeki Dejima in the elite ranks for the May 7-21 Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Miyabiyama could become the Musashigawa stable's third ozeki if he posts 10 or more wins.

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Spring sumo winner Musoyama promoted to ozeki

OSAKA, Japan - Holding a sea bream habitually eaten by Japanese on an auspicious occasion, Musashigawa stable wrestler Musoyama poses for pictures March 29 following his promotion to the sport's second highest rank of ozeki.

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New Year sumo champion Musoyama speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Musoyama, who won the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament Championship on Jan. 23, speaks to reporters at the Musashigawa stable in Tokyo on Jan. 24. ''The victory still hasn't sunk in. I'll try my best to get promoted (to Ozeki) in spring,'' he said. The 27-year-old sekiwake won the championship after he knocked fellow sekiwake Kaio out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on the final day of the tourney.

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Miyabiyama into 'sanyaku' ranks for New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Miyabiyama (L), one of the rising stars of the Musashigawa stable, is promoted to komusubi Dec. 22 in the Japan Sumo Association rankings for next month's New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Miyabiyama points to his name in the rankings list he is holding with Musashigawa, his stable master. The wrestler had an 8-7 win-loss record in Kyushu last month.

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Miyabiyama keeps lead autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Former collegiate star Miyabiyama (L) bounces Chiyotenzan out of the ring on Sept. 18 to remain the lone undefeated leader in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, with senior stablemate Musashimaru and Akinoshima one step behind. Miyabiyama, a No. 5 maegashira from the Musashigawa stable, had Chiyotenzan (3-4) retreating at the outset of their bout at Ryogoku Kokugikan and shoved him over the edge of the ring to run his winning streak in the 15-day tourney to seven.

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Ranking list for Sept. Sumo tournament announced

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Dejima proudly shows the ranking list for September's Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, released Aug. 30 by the Japan Sumo Association, at his Musashigawa stable in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward. He joins sumo's 2nd highest rank for the first time in his career. Yokozuna Akebono, who narrowly missed a chance in July to win his first championship in over two years, is on top again in the new rankings.

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Dejima promoted to ozeki

TSUSHIMA, Japan - Nagoya sumo tourney winner Dejima shakes hands with yokozuna Musashimaru at after his promotion to the sport's second highest rank of ozeki July 21. Both Dejima and Muzashimaru belong to the same Musashigawa stable.

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Dejima promoted to ozeki

TSUSHIMA, Japan - Nagoya sumo tourney winner Dejima shakes hands with yokozuna Musashimaru at after his promotion to the sport's second highest rank of ozeki July 21. Both Dejima and Muzashimaru belong to the same Musashigawa stable.

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4 yokozuna to line up at Nagoya Grand Sumo

Newly promoted yokozuna Musashimaru joins 3 other grand champions -- Akebono, Takanohana and Wakanohana -- for the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, which gets under way at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 4. The photo shows Musashimaru at the Musashigawa stable training location in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, pointing to his name on the new rankings list issued June 21 by the Japan Sumo Association.

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4 yokozuna to line up at Nagoya Grand Sumo

Newly promoted yokozuna Musashimaru joins 3 other grand champions -- Akebono, Takanohana and Wakanohana -- for the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, which gets under way at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 4. The photo shows Musashimaru at the Musashigawa stable training location in Tsushima, Aichi Prefecture, pointing to his name on the new rankings list issued June 21 by the Japan Sumo Association.

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Musashimaru practices ritual

Newly promoted yokozuna Musashimaru (L), coached by his stable master Musashigawa (R), practices the 'unryu' style of ring purification ritual May 28. The Samoan-born grand champion will perform the foot-stomping, hand-clapping ritual at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on May 29. ==Kyodo