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Yokozuna Harumafuji conducts ring-entering rite in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji (C) dedicates a ring-entering ritual at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine on Jan. 7, 2015, with top-ranked maegashira Takarafuji (L) serving as sword bearer in a customary ceremony ahead of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening on Jan. 11 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in the Japanese capital.

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Yokozuna Hakuho keeps clean slate at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) beats No. 2 maegashira Takarafuji with a slap down to remain unbeaten at 4-0 on the fourth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 12, 2014.

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Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Takakeisho (R) defeats Takarafuji on the 12th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 23, 2021.

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Sumo: Hakuho makes another mark in record books with 880th win

Mongolian grand champion Hakuho forces out Takarafuji to post a record 880th makuuchi victory at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokozuna Hakuho defeated on 1st day of spring sumo

Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) is sent out of the ring by komusubi Takarafuji on the first day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena in Osaka on March 13, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokozuna Hakuho wins on 1st day of Nagoya sumo

Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) forces komusubi Takarafuji out of the ring at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 12, 2015, the opening day of the 15-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hakuho marches on, bad day for ozeki trio in Osaka

Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolian throws down second-ranked maegashira Takarafuji at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 12, 2015, to remain unbeaten after the 5th day of the 15-day competition. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokozuna Hakuho suffers 1st defeat at Nagoya sumo

Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) is sent to the ground by No. 2 maegashira Takarafuji on the fifth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 14, 2016, suffering his first loss in the 15-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yokozuna Harumafuji conducts ring-entering rite in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji (C) dedicates a ring-entering ritual at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine on Jan. 7, 2015, with top-ranked maegashira Takarafuji (L) serving as sword bearer in a customary ceremony ahead of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament opening on Jan. 11 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in the Japanese capital. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Hakuho keeps clean slate at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) beats No. 2 maegashira Takarafuji with a slap down to remain unbeaten at 4-0 on the fourth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 12, 2014. (Kyodo)

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Takarafuji (top) hands ozeki Takakeisho his fourth consecutive loss on the fourth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2021. Takakeisho's bid to earn promotion to yokozuna is all but over.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Takarafuji (top) hands ozeki Takakeisho his fourth consecutive loss on the fourth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2021. Takakeisho's bid to earn promotion to yokozuna is all but over.

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New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Takakeisho reacts after losing to Takarafuji on the fourth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2021. With his fourth consecutive loss, Takakeisho's bid to earn promotion to yokozuna is all but over.

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July Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Hakuho receives prize money after defeating Takarafuji on the sixth day of the July Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on July 24, 2020.

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July Grand Sumo Tournament

Grand champion Hakuho (R) defeats Takarafuji on the sixth day of the July Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on July 24, 2020.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament 5th day

Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu (R) defeats maegashira Takarafuji on the fifth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament

Mongolian grand champion Hakuho holds the prize money he won after beating Takarafuji on the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Hakuho retains lead in Fukuoka

Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) defeats Takarafuji on the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kisenosato withdraws from Kyushu meet

Grand champion Kisenosato (front) is pictured after losing to Takarafuji on the ninth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 20, 2017. The injury-prone yokozuna fell to a 4-5 record and pulled out of the tournament a day later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kisenosato withdraws from Kyushu meet

Grand champion Kisenosato (R) loses to Takarafuji on the ninth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 20, 2017. The injury-prone yokozuna fell to a 4-5 record and pulled out of the tournament a day later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takayasu marks 10th victory at summer sumo in Tokyo

Sekiwake Takayasu (front) sends No. 4 maegashira Takarafuji out of the ring on the 12th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 25, 2017. Takayasu scored an all-important 10th victory, meeting the requirement of 33 wins over three straight tournaments to be considered for promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo