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Sumo: All Japan Rikishi Championship

Sumo grand champion Terunofuji (2nd from L) performs a yokozuna ring-entering ritual at the All Japan Rikishi Championship, a non-ranking event held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Sumo: All Japan Rikishi Championship

Sumo wrestler Kirishima is pictured after winning the All Japan Rikishi Championship, a non-ranking event held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Kakuryu inscribes name on yokozuna monument at Tokyo shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo grand champion Kakuryu, the 71st yokozuna, poses during a ceremony to have his "shikona," or professional name as a sumo wrestler, inscribed on the "Yokozuna Rikishi Hi" stone monument next to those of his predecessors at Tomioka Hachiman Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Temple guardian statue to undergo 1st repair in 20 years

NARA, Japan - Buddhist priests stand in front of the "Kongo Rikishi Agyo" wooden guardian statue at Todai-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara in western Japan on Oct. 6, 2014, before the famous sculpture is subjected to the first repair in about 20 years.

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1st Czech rikishi Takanoyama calls it quits

NAGOYA, Japan - Takanoyama, the first Czech to reach sumo's upper divisions, tells a press conference at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 24, 2014, that he is retiring from the sport. The 31-year-old Takanoyama's real name is Pavel Bojar.

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Pair of Buddhist guardian statues to undergo repair

KASHIHARA, Japan - One of a pair of medieval wooden Buddhist guardian statues, called Kongo-Rikishi Agyo, at the Great South Gate of the Todai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, is photographed on July 10, 2014, before the twin national treasures undergo repair work.

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Injury-plagued Kotooshu hangs up mawashi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Kotooshu, a Bulgarian rikishi whose real name is Karoyan Ando. Kotooshu, 31, the first European wrestler to ever win an Emperor's Cup and achieve sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, retired March 20, 2014.

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Fan club for Osunaarashi

CAIRO, Egypt - The father of Egyptian sumo wrestler Osunaarashi speaks at an event to mark the foundation of the 21-year-old rikishi's fan club at the Japanese Embassy in Cairo on Nov. 28, 2013.

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Egyptian sumo wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Osunaarashi smiles at a press conference at Otake stable in Tokyo on May 29, 2013, after the Japan Sumo Association elevated him to the juryo ranks, making the Egyptian the first rikishi from Africa. "To be the only one makes me happy," said the 21-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan. In the background is a portrait of legendary yokozuna Taiho, who died in January.

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Egyptian sumo wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Osunaarashi holds a press conference at Otake stable in Tokyo on May 29, 2013, after the Japan Sumo Association elevated him to the juryo ranks, making the Egyptian the first rikishi from Africa. "To be the only one makes me happy," said the 21-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan.

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Egyptian sumo wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Osunaarashi reacts at Otake stable in Tokyo on May 29, 2013, after the Japan Sumo Association elevated him to the juryo ranks, making the Egyptian the first rikishi from Africa. "To be the only one makes me happy," said the 21-year-old wrestler, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan.

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Catella's catheter "Rikishi" (right). Drilled hole in guiding catheter.

Catella (Taito-ku, Tokyo) has developed and launched a new catheter called "Rikishi" for the treatment of completely occluded lesions in the shallow femoral artery. The catheter has a hole in the side of the guiding catheter so that guidewires and devices used for treatment can be inserted through the hole while the catheter is inserted into the deep femoral artery. This makes it easier to approach the shallow femoral artery. The price is 24,000 yen. The company aims to sell 1,000 units per year. The guiding catheter is inserted into the deep femoral artery until the hole on the side is at the position of the shallow femoral artery. The guidewire can be inserted into the catheter and then released through the hole on the side. However, the guidewire operation is difficult and time-consuming. The company hopes to contribute to the diversification of treatment methods by spreading the use of Lixi. Photo taken on June 18, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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The Sanmon Gate at Sensoji Temple

The sanmon (front gate) at Sensoji Temple was called Niomon because statues of the guardian deities Kongo Rikishi were installed on both the right and left (present-day Hozomon). Statues of Monju Bosatsu (Manjusri Bodhisattva) and Shiten (four angels) are installed on the second floor of the gate building. The plaque Sensoji is based on calligraphy by the head priest of the Tendai Sect, Ryosho Hoshin-o. This photograph was taken before brick buildings were erected in the Nakamise commercial area in 1885.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐123‐0]

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Kiyomizudera Temple,Kyoto

The Nio Gate of Kiyomizu Temple. There are stone lanterns on both the north and the south sides of the stone stairway in front of the gate. The west gate and the three-story pagoda are visible on the far right. Built during the Muromachi Era (1392-1573), the Nio Gate had three rooms and one door with a hiwadabuki (bark-covered) roof. The statue of Kongo Rikishi is situated in the area surrounded by a kongo fence (a fence made of vertical stakes with decoratively shaped finials resembling the ritual object called kongosho used in esoteric Buddhist rites) with lattice work above it. Today, statues of guardian dogs stand in front of the stone lanterns bearing the inscription Kiyomizu Temple. Taken by Felix Beato.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:F. Beato, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number62‐29‐0]

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Statue of nio

A pair of Nio of the Kongo Rikishi, one with the mouth open and the other shut. They are wrathful deities placed on both sides of the main gate to protect the temple. There are no objects in the picture to compare the size of the statues, but they look like coloured clay dolls.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number25‐17‐0]

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The Niomon Gate,Taiyuin Shrine,Nikko

The front gate of Daiyuin, which enshrines the tomb of the Shogun Iemitsu, is called Niomon because a pair of Kongo Rikishi statues are placed in it. It resembles the front gate of Toshogu, with an eight-legged and red-painted gate, but it is done in Buddhist style rather than in a mixture of Shinto and Buddhist styles as in Toshogu. Daiyuin is solemn with its red, black and gold colouring.==Date:unknown, Place:Nikko, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number8‐8‐0]

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Temple guardian statue to undergo 1st repair in 20 years

NARA, Japan - Buddhist priests stand in front of the "Kongo Rikishi Agyo" wooden guardian statue at Todai-ji temple in the ancient capital of Nara in western Japan on Oct. 6, 2014, before the famous sculpture is subjected to the first repair in about 20 years. (Kyodo)

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1st Czech rikishi Takanoyama calls it quits

NAGOYA, Japan - Takanoyama, the first Czech to reach sumo's upper divisions, tells a press conference at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 24, 2014, that he is retiring from the sport. The 31-year-old Takanoyama's real name is Pavel Bojar. (Kyodo)

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Pair of Buddhist guardian statues to undergo repair

KASHIHARA, Japan - One of a pair of medieval wooden Buddhist guardian statues, called Kongo-Rikishi Agyo, at the Great South Gate of the Todai-ji temple in Nara, western Japan, is photographed on July 10, 2014, before the twin national treasures undergo repair work. (Kyodo)