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Sumo: 1st practice after stablemaster's death

Abi (C) and other sumo wrestlers resume practice at the late stablemaster Shikoroyama's stable in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2023, ahead of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament starting on Jan. 14. Shikoroyama, or former sekiwake Terao, died of heart failure aged 60 on Dec. 17.

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Sumo: 1st practice after stablemaster's death

Sumo wrestlers resume practice at the late stablemaster Shikoroyama's stable in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2023, ahead of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament starting on Jan. 14. Shikoroyama, or former sekiwake Terao, died of heart failure aged 60 on Dec. 17.

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Funeral for ex-sekiwake Terao

A funeral service is held for former sekiwake Terao at his stable in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2023. A fan favorite in the 1980s and 1990s for his handsome face and hard-thrusting sumo, Terao died of heart failure aged 60 on Dec. 17. (Pool photo)

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Funeral for ex-sekiwake Terao

A funeral service is held for former sekiwake Terao at his stable in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2023. A fan favorite in the 1980s and 1990s for his handsome face and hard-thrusting sumo, Terao died of heart failure aged 60 on Dec. 17. (Pool photo)

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Funeral for ex-sekiwake Terao

The coffin of former sekiwake Terao is carried to a hearse in front of his stable in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2023, following his funeral service. A fan favorite in the 1980s and 1990s for his handsome face and hard-thrusting sumo, Terao died of heart failure aged 60 on Dec. 17.

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Funeral for ex-sekiwake Terao

A funeral service is held for former sekiwake Terao at his stable in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2023. A fan favorite in the 1980s and 1990s for his handsome face and hard-thrusting sumo, Terao died of heart failure aged 60 on Dec. 17.

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Terao advances to quarterfinals in men's 1,000m short track

TURIN, Italy - Japan's Satoru Terao burst into the quarterfinals of the men's 1,000-meter short track event at the Palavela track at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 15.

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Terao wins Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Skating Federation said Dec. 19 that (from L to R) Yoshiharu Arino, Takahiro Fujimoto, Satoru Terao, Takafumi Nishitani, and Hayato Sueyoshi will represent Japan in the men's short-track races in the Turin Olympics in February 2006.

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Ex-sekiwake Terao has hair knot cut in ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Popular sumo wrestler Terao has his hair knot cut by his son Seiya in a ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 31. The 39-year-old former sekiwake announced his retirement from the sport last autumn to end his career spanning 23 years on the raised ring.

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Terao dominates at short track nationals

NAGOYA, Japan - Satoru Terao (L) outpaces Nagano Olympic gold medalist Takafumi Nishitani and storms to victory in the men's 500 meters on the first day of the short track speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagoya Sports Complex on Feb. 15.

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Fans of 47 ronin mark 300th anniversary of vengeance

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo sekiwake Terao (C, front), dressed as ronin Oishi Kuranosuke, leads a parade in Tokyo's Ginza district Dec. 14 to mark the 300th anniversary of the vengeance of Oishi and 46 other ronin. In 1702, the 47 avenged the death of their lord, who was ordered to kill himself for drawing his sword in the shogun's palace.

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Former sekiwake Terao retires

TOKYO, Japan - Popular sumo wrestler Terao smiles after winning his last match on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 22. Terao, 39, now ranked 11th in the second-tier juryo division, later announced his retirement from the sport.

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Terao ties record for most losses in sumo career

TOKYO, Japan - Former sekiwake Terao (R) ties the record for most losses in a sumo career at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 15 when he is shoved out of the ring by Tochisakae for his 929th career loss.

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Japan placed 5th in men's 5,000-m rely

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Satoru Terao (R) and three other members of the Japanese squad congratulate each other after racing in the men's 5,000-meter relay. Japan won the consolation final over Australia and Belgium with a time of 7:19.893 for fifth place.

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Terao 5th in Olympic 500 meters short track race

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Satoru Terao finishes in fifth place in the men's short track speed skating 500-meter final at the 19th Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City on Feb. 23. Terao stumbled at the start and never moved above last place.

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Japan protests Terao's disqualification in Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japanese officials tell reporters in Salt Lake City on Feb. 17 that Japan filed a letter of protest with the International Skating Union, questioning the disqualification of the men's 1,000 meters short track speed skater Satoru Terao in a race the previous day. (From L to R) are Kanji Kameoka, a member of the Japan Skating Federation's board of directors, Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, and short track team leader Takashi Kawakami.

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Terao bags silver in short-track world championships

JEONJU, South Korea - Japan's Satoru Terao (C), who qualified fastest for the men's 1,500-meter final, had to settle for a share of the silver medal with South Korean Min Ryoung (R) behind Canada's Marc Gagnon (L) in the short-track speed skating world championships at Jeonju Arena on March 30.

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Kaio leads field at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio storms to a perfect 4-0 record at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 14 by sending sekiwake Tochinonada sprawling back across the ring with a right-handed throw. No. 2 maegashira Chiyotenzan, eighth-ranked Tosanoumi and veteran Terao also remained unbeaten to finish the day in a tie for the lead with Kaio.

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Terao stuns Musashimaru in Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - No. 4 maegashira Terao gets a left hand on the back of Musashimaru's belt to force the grand champion out of the ring on Monday, the ninth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Musashimaru fell to a record of six wins against three losses while Terao improved to 3-6.

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Miyabiyama still unbeaten, sole leader at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Upstart No. 5 maegashira Miyabiyama (R) demolishes veteran Terao on Sept. 19 to boost his record to a perfect 8-0 and keep his nose in front of senior stablemate Musashimaru at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Terao wins Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Skating Federation said Dec. 19 that (from L to R) Yoshiharu Arino, Takahiro Fujimoto, Satoru Terao, Takafumi Nishitani, and Hayato Sueyoshi will represent Japan in the men's short-track races in the Turin Olympics in February 2006. (Kyodo)

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Former sekiwake Terao retires

TOKYO, Japan - Popular sumo wrestler Terao smiles after winning his last match on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 22. Terao, 39, now ranked 11th in the second-tier juryo division, later announced his retirement from the sport. (Kyodo)

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(2) Former Yokozuna (grand champion) Takanohana

TOKYO, Japan - Former Yokozuna (grand champion) Takanohana perfoms a symbolic dohyo (battling ring) entering ceremony for retiring wrestler Terao, a former sekiwake, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The photo was taken May 31, 2003. (Kyodo)

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Volunteer guide produces stained-glass scale models of A-bombed dome

Volunteer guide Okihiro Terao looks in Hiroshima on July 15, 2015, at two self-made stained-glass scale models of the western Japanese city's Atomic Bomb Dome that give a visual image of the building before and after the 1945 A-bombing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volunteer guide says what must be hated is war

Volunteer guide Okihiro Terao looks at the Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, western Japan, on July 15, 2015. Being an A-bomb survivor, he was subject to discrimination and prejudice in the past. But he does not hold any grudge, saying what must be hated is war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tour guide using self-made models of Hiroshima bomb site

Photo taken on July 15, 2015, in Hiroshima shows a stained-glass model of the then Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall, made by volunteer guide Okihiro Terao, who uses it when telling tourists about the 1945 atomic bombing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tour guide using self-made models of Hiroshima bomb site

Volunteer guide Okihiro Terao (C) is seen in front of the iconic Atomic Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on July 15, 2015. He uses two self-made stained-glass models of the building -- before and after the 1945 atomic bombing -- to give a visual image of devastation when telling tourists about the bombing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tour guide using self-made models of Hiroshima bomb site

Volunteer guide Okihiro Terao is seen in front of the iconic Atomic Bomb Dome with his self-made stained-glass models of the building in Hiroshima on July 15, 2015. He uses the two models of the building -- before and after the 1945 atomic bombing -- to give a visual image of devastation when telling tourists about the bombing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial service to commemorate students sent to WWII battlefields

Tetsuo Terao, who went to World War II when he was a university student, delivers a speech on Oct. 21, 2015, during a memorial service held in front of a monument in the compound of Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo to commemorate students who were sent to the battlefields of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Singer to start national tour with ex-homeless dancers

Singer and songwriter Saho Terao, who is planning her first national tour with a group of former homeless dancers, "Sokerissa!," stands on a street in Tokyo on April 27, 2015. The tour will kick off in Fukushima on May 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Terao 5th in Olympic 500 meters short track race

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Satoru Terao finishes in fifth place in the men's short track speed skating 500-meter final at the 19th Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City on Feb. 23. Terao stumbled at the start and never moved above last place.

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Japan protests Terao's disqualification in Olympics

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japanese officials tell reporters in Salt Lake City on Feb. 17 that Japan filed a letter of protest with the International Skating Union, questioning the disqualification of the men's 1,000 meters short track speed skater Satoru Terao in a race the previous day. (From L to R) are Kanji Kameoka, a member of the Japan Skating Federation's board of directors, Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee, and short track team leader Takashi Kawakami.

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Japan placed 5th in men's 5,000-m rely

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Satoru Terao (R) and three other members of the Japanese squad congratulate each other after racing in the men's 5,000-meter relay. Japan won the consolation final over Australia and Belgium with a time of 7:19.893 for fifth place.

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Terao advances to quarterfinals in men's 1,000m short track

TURIN, Italy - Japan's Satoru Terao burst into the quarterfinals of the men's 1,000-meter short track event at the Palavela track at the Turin Olympics on Feb. 15. (Kyodo)

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Miyabiyama still unbeaten, sole leader at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Upstart No. 5 maegashira Miyabiyama (R) demolishes veteran Terao on Sept. 19 to boost his record to a perfect 8-0 and keep his nose in front of senior stablemate Musashimaru at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Ex-sekiwake Terao has hair knot cut in ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Popular sumo wrestler Terao has his hair knot cut by his son Seiya in a ceremony at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 31. The 39-year-old former sekiwake announced his retirement from the sport last autumn to end his career spanning 23 years on the raised ring. (Kyodo)

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Terao dominates at short track nationals

NAGOYA, Japan - Satoru Terao (L) outpaces Nagano Olympic gold medalist Takafumi Nishitani and storms to victory in the men's 500 meters on the first day of the short track speed skating single-distance national championships at Nagoya Sports Complex on Feb. 15. (Kyodo)

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Fans of 47 ronin mark 300th anniversary of vengeance

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo sekiwake Terao (C, front), dressed as ronin Oishi Kuranosuke, leads a parade in Tokyo's Ginza district Dec. 14 to mark the 300th anniversary of the vengeance of Oishi and 46 other ronin. In 1702, the 47 avenged the death of their lord, who was ordered to kill himself for drawing his sword in the shogun's palace. (Kyodo)

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Terao ties record for most losses in sumo career

TOKYO, Japan - Former sekiwake Terao (R) ties the record for most losses in a sumo career at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 15 when he is shoved out of the ring by Tochisakae for his 929th career loss.

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Terao bags silver in short-track world championships

JEONJU, South Korea - Japan's Satoru Terao (C), who qualified fastest for the men's 1,500-meter final, had to settle for a share of the silver medal with South Korean Min Ryoung (R) behind Canada's Marc Gagnon (L) in the short-track speed skating world championships at Jeonju Arena on March 30.

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Kaio leads field at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio storms to a perfect 4-0 record at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 14 by sending sekiwake Tochinonada sprawling back across the ring with a right-handed throw. No. 2 maegashira Chiyotenzan, eighth-ranked Tosanoumi and veteran Terao also remained unbeaten to finish the day in a tie for the lead with Kaio.

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Terao stuns Musashimaru in Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - No. 4 maegashira Terao gets a left hand on the back of Musashimaru's belt to force the grand champion out of the ring on Monday, the ninth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Musashimaru fell to a record of six wins against three losses while Terao improved to 3-6.