Ozeki Kisenosato

Ozeki Kisenosato

MATSUDO, Japan - Ozeki Kisenosato holds a press conference at Naruto Stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 24, 2013, on the release the same day by the Japan Sumo Association of wrestlers' rankings for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament beginning Jan. 12 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

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.

Retired Bulgarian sumo wrestler inherits traditional elder's name

Retired Bulgarian sumo wrestler inherits traditional elder's name

Retired professional sumo wrestler Kotooshu from Bulgaria is shown in this undated file photo. The former ozeki inherited the traditional sumo elder's name of Naruto on Feb. 12, 2015. He is currently a coach at the Sadogatake sumo stable. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

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)

Former Ozeki Kotooshu launches new sumo stable

Former Ozeki Kotooshu launches new sumo stable

Former Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (2nd from L) poses for photos with his disciples in Tokyo on April 1, 2017, when the now sumo elder Naruto launched his own stable. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Former ozeki Kotooshu graduates from sport college

Former ozeki Kotooshu graduates from sport college

Former Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) shakes hands with Nippon Sport Science University President Ryosho Tanigama in Tokyo on March 29, 2017, after receiving a special graduation certificate. Kotooshu, now sumo elder Naruto, will establish his own stable on April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo