New ozeki Kotoshogiku

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.

New ozeki Kotoshogiku

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. (Kyodo)

Sumo: Hakuho set to return to raised ring

Sumo: Hakuho set to return to raised ring

Mongolian grand champion Hakuho, seen in this file photo, says in Sasaguri, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 10, 2016 that he is prepared to fight at the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka after sitting out the previous meet in September with an injured toe. Hakuho is three wins shy of becoming the third wrestler in sumo history with 1,000 career wins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sumo: Goeido in yokozuna promotion hunt, Hakuho back in Kyushu

Sumo: Goeido in yokozuna promotion hunt, Hakuho back in Kyushu

Ozeki Goeido attends a press conference in Onojo, Fukuoka Prefecture on Oct. 31, 2016, after the Japan Sumo Association released the makuuchi division rankings for the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo