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Business Wire
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Business Wire
IG Arena Hosts First Public Event Headlined by Hans Zimmer
LOS ANGELES & NAGOYA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Multiple GRAMMY®-nominated and Academy Award winning film score composer, conductor and music producer Hans Zimmer headlined the first-ever public event at Japan's new state-of-the-art IG Arena in Aichi Prefecture Nagoya. Zimmer's first-ever performance in Japan took place on May 24 in the 17,000-seat multi-purpose arena which is part of several new projects in Asia being developed by AEG, the world's leading sports and live entertainment company. AEG is known for such iconic venues and destinations as Arena and L.A. LIVE (Los Angeles), T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas), The O2 (London), Uber Arena and Platz (Berlin), Mercedes-Benz Arena (Shanghai) and most recently, UOB LIVE (Bangkok). The company presently has other significant projects underway in Osaka, Japan and Bangkok, Thailand. IG Arena, with its hybrid oval-shaped arena, is considered one of Japan's largest and most modern sports and entertainment facilities. The venue is slated to open on July 13 hosting the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, also known as the Nagoya Basho. About IG Arena IG Arena is a hybrid oval-shaped arena built in Aichi Prefecture. It is one of the largest venues in Japan, with a maximum capacity of 17,000 people, and a 30-meter ceiling height. IG Arena will be the home of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament and the Nagoya Diamond Dolphins of the More information about IG Arena can be found here: About AEG Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, AEG is the world's leading sports and live entertainment company. The company operates in the following business segments: Music through AEG Presents, which is dedicated to all aspects of live contemporary music performances, including the production and promotion of global and regional concert tours, an extensive portfolio of clubs, theaters and other music venues, concerts and special events and world-renowned festivals such as the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival; Venues and Real Estate, which develops, owns and operates world-class venues, as well as major sports and entertainment districts like Arena and L.A. LIVE, Uber Platz in Berlin and The O2 in London; Sports, as the world's largest operator of high-profile sporting events and sports franchises including the LA Kings, LA Galaxy and Eisbären Berlin; Global Partnerships, which oversees worldwide sales and servicing of sponsorships including naming rights, premium seating, and other strategic partnerships. And Ticketing, through its ticketing platform, which provides more than 400 clients worldwide with ticketing services that cover the gamut of entertainments, including sporting events, arena tours, music clubs, festivals, rodeos and family events. Through its worldwide network of venues, portfolio of powerful sports and music brands and its integrated entertainment districts, AEG entertains more than 90 million guests annually. More information about AEG can be found at
Japan Forward
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Japan Forward
Summer Basho Champ Onosato on the Verge of Promotion to Yokozuna
Onosato went 14-1 in the Summer Basho, winning his second consecutive tournament. The Ishikawa Prefecture native will become the sport's 75th yokozuna. Ozeki Onosato receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Hakkaku after winning the Summer Basho. Onosato went 14-1 in the tournament, which wrapped up on May 25, 2025, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (©KYODO) Ozeki Onosato achieved his goal of winning the Summer Basho, clinching the title on Friday, May 23 with a victory over Kotozakura, another ozeki. The Ishikawa Prefecture native then entered the final day of the 15-day tournament on Sunday at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan with a perfect record. In the day's last bout, lone yokozuna Hoshoryu spoiled Onosato's bid to become the first unbeaten champion since now-retired yokozuna Terunofuji went 15-0 at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in November 2021. Hoshoryu, who fell to 2-2 after his Day 4 defeat to second-ranked maegashira Abi, improved to 12-3 with a twisting overarm throw that sent Onosato tumbling downward. Yokozuna Hoshoryu (left) grapples with ozeki Onosato on Day 15. (©SANKEI) With the victory, Hoshoryu improved his head-to-head record against Onosato to 6-2. "I am really happy even though I lost in the end," said Onosato, who turns 25 on June 7, on NHK. He added, "I wanted to win the whole tournament (every match), but I couldn't, so I will do my best next time." Summer Basho winner Onosato is interviewed after the tournament concluded. (KYODO) Even if perfection was Onosato's goal at the Summer Basho, there's consolation just around the corner. He will become sumo's 75th yokozuna (grand champion), reaching the top in only 13 tournaments ― a modern era record for the fewest meets to ascend to the top. Onosato will break Wajima's record of needing only 21 tourneys to become a yokozuna in the six-tournament era, which was established in 1958. It's a record that has stood since 1973. The Japan Sumo Association's Yokozuna Deliberation Council is on the verge of rubber-stamping Onosato's promotion. An announcement is likely on Wednesday, May 28. "I will wait to hear good news on Wednesday, when the extraordinary meeting of the board of directors is held," Onosato said on NHK. He added, "I think the upcoming tournament (July's Nagoya Basho) will be an important one, so I will prepare well and do my best to have a good tournament." Komusubi Wakatakakage forces sixth-ranked maegashira Tobizaru over the edge of the raised ring on Day 15. Wakatakakage went 12-3 in the tourney. (©SANKEI) In addition to Onosato and Hoshoryu, nine other makuuchi division wrestlers finished with double-digit victory totals. Komusubi Wakatakakage matched Hoshoryu's record (12-3), and on the final day, he defeated rank-and-file grappler Tobizaru (7-8). In March, Wakatakakage went 9-6 as a top maegashira. Aonishiki, a ninth-ranked maegashira, triumphs against No 13 Sadanoumi on the final day of the Summer Basho. (©SANKEI) Sekiwake Kirishima and 21-year-old Ukrainian Aonishiki, a ninth-ranked maegashira, both compiled 11-4 records. Six wrestlers finished with 10-5 marks: Asakoryu, Sadanoumi, Kinbozan, Onokatsu, Oshoma and Daieisho. Kirishima earned the fourth Technique Prize of his sumo career. Aonishiki, who debuted in the top division in March, claimed the Fighting Spirit Prize. After posting an 11-4 record in the Spring Basho, Aonishiki received his first Fighting Spirit Prize. Onosato's 14 consecutive wins in the Summer Basho began with a strong five-day stretch at the outset of the tourney. In that period, he rattled off wins in succession over top maegashira Wakamotoharu, komusubi Takayasu, Abi, top maegashira Oho and third-ranked maegashira Tamawashi. "I thought the first five days of the tournament were important, and I was good in those five days, so I think I was able to create a good flow, which led to the [title]," Onosato said during his on-air interview. Author: Ed Odeven Find Ed on JAPAN Forward' s dedicated website, SportsLook . Follow his [Japan Sports Notebook] on Sundays, [Odds and Evens] during the week, and X (formerly Twitter) ＠ed_odeven .
