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Japan Times
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Japan Times
Onosato locks In promotion to yokozuna
An advisory panel of the Japan Sumo Association on Monday unanimously recommended the promotion of wrestler Onosato to yokozuna, the highest rank in professional sumo, following his victory in the summer tournament that ran through Sunday. Onosato, 24 years old and 191 kilograms, and currently at the second-highest rank of ōzeki, is now set to become the 75th yokozuna. Based on the panel's recommendation, the association's executive board will hold an extraordinary meeting on Wednesday. The Ishikawa Prefecture-born wrestler, whose real name is Daiki Nakamura, will be the first yokozuna since Hoshoryu, who gained the spot after the January grand tournament, and the first Japanese yokozuna since Kisenosato, who was promoted following the 2017 January tournament. Six of the last seven grand champions were born in Mongolia. Onosato will reach the rank of yokozuna in only 13 tournaments after his debut, the fastest among those who debuted in or after 1958, when the current system of holding six tournaments per year was introduced. The figure is eight fewer than the current record holder. "Winning two consecutive tournaments is an impressive feat," Tadamori Oshima, head of the advisory panel, said at a news conference. "Above all, he was able to wrestle calmly under pressure." Onosato's win on Sunday was his second straight title, following his victory at the spring tournament in March, and the fourth of his career. "I feel a sense of achievement and fulfillment," he said. "It still hasn't sunk in yet, but I'm sure it will the moment I put on the rope for the first time," he added, referring to the ring attire given to grand champions. There are no set criteria for promotion from ōzeki, and cases are considered by the Yokozuna Deliberation Council. Hoshoryu's promotion in January meant that sumo avoided having no grand champion for the first time in over 30 years.
29-04-2025
- Politics
Japan Recognizes 3,990 People in Spring Honors
News from Japan Politics Apr 29, 2025 09:37 (JST) Tokyo, April 29 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government announced Tuesday a list of 3,990 individuals recognized in this year's spring honors, including former Prime Minister Naoto Kan and former House of Representatives Speaker Tadamori Oshima. Kan and Oshima, both 78, will be given the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers. Former industry minister Akira Amari, 75, will receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Natsuko Toda, an 88-year-old translator of foreign films, will be awarded with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette. Women, including Toda, account for 436, or 10.9 pct, of the total. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
Japan Times
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
Japan's spring honors to celebrate contributions of 3,990 people
The government announced Tuesday a list of 3,990 individuals recognized in this year's spring honors, including former Prime Minister Naoto Kan and former House of Representatives Speaker Tadamori Oshima. Kan and Oshima, both 78, will be given the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers. Former industry minister Akira Amari, 75, will receive the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Natsuko Toda, an 88-year-old translator of foreign films, will be awarded with the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette. Women, including Toda, account for 436, or 10.9%, of the total. The awardees include 107 foreigners from 45 countries and regions. Among them, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty, 65, former World Rugby Chairman Bill Beaumont, 73, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, 71, will be awarded with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Award ceremonies for grand cordons and orders with gold and silver stars will be held at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 9.
