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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (L) trains at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on Jan. 11.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (L) trains at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on Jan. 11.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato (L) trains at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 30, 2025, ahead of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo starting on Jan. 11.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato holds a press conference at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2025, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament for his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato holds a press conference at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2025, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament for his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato holds a press conference at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2025, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament for his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Yokozuna Onosato holds a press conference at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2025, a day after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament for his first victory since being promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in May 2025. (Kyodo)

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Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (C) poses for a photo at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, while wearing his new rope belt made earlier in the day following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato poses for a photo at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, while wearing his new rope belt made earlier in the day following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (facing camera) wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato practices a ring-entering ritual at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, as he wears a new rope belt following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (facing camera) wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato wears new rope belt

New sumo grand champion Onosato (facing camera) wears a new rope belt at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 29, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day.

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Sumo: Onosato promoted to yokozuna

New yokozuna Onosato (L) holds a press conference at his stable in Ami in the eastern Japan prefecture of Ibaraki on May 28, 2025, following his promotion to the sport's highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion. Sitting next to him is his stablemaster Nishonoseki.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (top) celebrates at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2024, following his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at a ceremony in the eastern Japan town. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (R) celebrates at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2024, following his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at a ceremony in the eastern Japan town. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato celebrates at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2024, following his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at a ceremony in the eastern Japan town. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (L), accompanied by his stablemaster Nishonoseki, holds a press conference at his stable in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2024, after accepting his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki at a ceremony in the eastern Japan town. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (L) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2024. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (2nd from L) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2024. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Sumo: Onosato earns promotion to ozeki

Sumo wrestler Onosato (C) accepts his promotion to the sport's second-highest rank of ozeki during a ceremony at his Nishonoseki stable in Ami in Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 25, 2024. Onosato clinched the Emperor's Cup in the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo that concluded on Sept. 22.

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Ex-sumo champ Takanohana challenges tradition

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana (R) speaks to reporters at the Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2010. The retired yokozuna who has his own stable in the Nishonoseki faction said he needs to split from it to run in an election for the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors.

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Ex-sumo champ Takanohana challenges tradition

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana (R) walks past a throng of photographers at the Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2010. The retired yokozuna who has his own stable in the Nishonoseki faction said he needs to split from it to run in an election for the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors.

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Takanohana part ways with Nishonoseki faction

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana leaves Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan after meeting with the Nishonoseki faction on Jan. 8, 2010. The 37-year-old said he will part ways with Nishinoseki to announce his candidacy in the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors election, breaking a convention of running with the support of a faction, as his faction failed to select candidates earlier in the day.

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Takanohana part ways with Nishonoseki faction

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana appears solemn after meeting with the Nishonoseki faction at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 8, 2010. The 37-year-old said he will part ways with Nishinoseki to announce his candidacy in the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors election, breaking a convention of running with the support of a faction, as his faction failed to select candidates earlier in the day.

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Takanohana part ways with Nishonoseki faction

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana speaks to reporters after meeting with the Nishonoseki faction at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 8, 2010. The 37-year-old said he will part ways with Nishinoseki to announce his candidacy in the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors election, breaking a convention of running with the support of a faction, as his faction failed to select candidates earlier in the day.

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Ex-sumo champ Takanohana challenges tradition

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana (R) speaks to reporters at the Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2010. The retired yokozuna who has his own stable in the Nishonoseki faction said he needs to split from it to run in an election for the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors. (Kyodo)

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Ex-sumo champ Takanohana challenges tradition

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana (R) walks past a throng of photographers at the Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2010. The retired yokozuna who has his own stable in the Nishonoseki faction said he needs to split from it to run in an election for the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors. (Kyodo)

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Takanohana part ways with Nishonoseki faction

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana appears solemn after meeting with the Nishonoseki faction at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 8, 2010. The 37-year-old said he will part ways with Nishinoseki to announce his candidacy in the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors election, breaking a convention of running with the support of a faction, as his faction failed to select candidates earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Takanohana part ways with Nishonoseki faction

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana speaks to reporters after meeting with the Nishonoseki faction at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 8, 2010. The 37-year-old said he will part ways with Nishinoseki to announce his candidacy in the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors election, breaking a convention of running with the support of a faction, as his faction failed to select candidates earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Takanohana part ways with Nishonoseki faction

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo grand champion Takanohana leaves Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan after meeting with the Nishonoseki faction on Jan. 8, 2010. The 37-year-old said he will part ways with Nishinoseki to announce his candidacy in the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors election, breaking a convention of running with the support of a faction, as his faction failed to select candidates earlier in the day. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Kisenosato resumes practice bouts, mum about Autumn meet

Injury-plagued Grand Champion Kisenosato (C facing camera) resumes full-fledged practice bouts at the Nishonoseki stable in Funabashi, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 4, 2017. Sumo elders who watched Kisenosato's training session expressed worries over his condition and preparedness for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament starting Sept. 10 in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo