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Sumo: Tohakuryu

Sumo: Tohakuryu

Rank-and-file wrestler Tohakuryu (L) and his stablemaster hold up the banzuke for the upcoming Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at their Tamanoi stable in the Fukuoka Prefecture town of Sue, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2023, the day the ranking sheet was issued. Tohakuryu is one of four wrestlers making their debut in the highest makuuchi division in the Nov. 12-26 meet.

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Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

KASUGAI, Japan - Fujiazuma, a sumo wrestler belonging to the Tamanoi stable, smiles broadly at a lodging facility used by the stable for its wrestlers in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 27, 2011, after his promotion to the top makuuchi class from the second-tier juryo division was announced earlier in the day by the Japan Sumo Association for the July 10-24 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Taniguchi wins Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf tourney

Taniguchi wins Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf tourney

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Toru Taniguchi holds up the victor's cup at the Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 23 after winning the Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf tournament. Taniguchi earned 18 million yen for his second title of the season, lifting him into the lead on the tour's money rankings list with 56.5 million yen this season.

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Tochiazuma gears up as ozeki for New Year sumo

Tochiazuma gears up as ozeki for New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Tochiazuma (L), who was promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, and his stable master Tamanoi, holds up a new sumo ranking table released by the Japan Sumo Association at the stable in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Dec. 25. Tochiazuma, who was the runner-up at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in November with 12 wins and 3 losses, will be the first wrestler from the Tamanoi stable to fight at the second-highest rank when the next sumo tournament gets underway at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 13.

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Tochiazuma celebrates promotion

Tochiazuma celebrates promotion

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tochiazuma celebrates his promotion to ozeki with wrestlers of his Tamanoi stable in Sue, Fukuoaka Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2001.

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Fukuzawa rallies for win in Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf

Fukuzawa rallies for win in Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa smiles with the championship cup in hands after winning his first JGTO tour title in a playoff with Toru Suzuki in the Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf tournament at the Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 17.

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Tochiazuma celebrates promotion

Tochiazuma celebrates promotion

FUKUOKA, Japan - Tochiazuma celebrates his promotion to ozeki with wrestlers of his Tamanoi stable in Sue, Fukuoaka Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2001.

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Tochiazuma gears up as ozeki for New Year sumo

Tochiazuma gears up as ozeki for New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Tochiazuma (L), who was promoted to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, and his stable master Tamanoi, holds up a new sumo ranking table released by the Japan Sumo Association at the stable in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Dec. 25. Tochiazuma, who was the runner-up at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in November with 12 wins and 3 losses, will be the first wrestler from the Tamanoi stable to fight at the second-highest rank when the next sumo tournament gets underway at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 13.

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Fukuzawa rallies for win in Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf

Fukuzawa rallies for win in Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Yoshimitsu Fukuzawa smiles with the championship cup in hands after winning his first JGTO tour title in a playoff with Toru Suzuki in the Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf tournament at the Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 17.

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Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

KASUGAI, Japan - Fujiazuma, a sumo wrestler belonging to the Tamanoi stable, smiles broadly at a lodging facility used by the stable for its wrestlers in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 27, 2011, after his promotion to the top makuuchi class from the second-tier juryo division was announced earlier in the day by the Japan Sumo Association for the July 10-24 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Entire stable hit by coronavirus

Sumo: Entire stable hit by coronavirus

Photo taken in March 2014 shows stablemaster Tamanoi. The Japan Sumo Association said on Sept. 10, 2020, that 19 wrestlers from his stable tested positive for the novel coronavirus, resulting in the entire stable sitting out the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament starting in Tokyo on Sept. 13.

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Sumo: 19 wrestlers test positive for coronavirus

Sumo: 19 wrestlers test positive for coronavirus

File photo taken in March 2015 shows sumo wrestler Fujiazuma. The Japan Sumo Association said on Sept. 10, 2020 that 18 wrestlers of the Tokyo-based Tamanoi stable, including Fujiazuma, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, in addition to one who was found infected earlier in the month.

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Taniguchi wins Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf tourney

Taniguchi wins Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf tourney

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Toru Taniguchi holds up the victor's cup at the Yomiuri Country Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 23 after winning the Tamanoi Yomiuri Open golf tournament. Taniguchi earned 18 million yen for his second title of the season, lifting him into the lead on the tour's money rankings list with 56.5 million yen this season.

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