Akira Kato is not a yes-man, even to the greatest sumo wrestler of all time, yokozuna Hakuho, whom he admits to disliking, although he served as his hairdresser and informal adviser. But Kato ...

That link to the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami has come out not only in Hakuho's comments after sumo tournaments over the years, but also through his efforts to help children in the ...

Wrestlers who don't lie' - Terunofuji has been sumo's lone yokozuna since the September 2021 retirement of Hakuho, who had a record 45 tournament victories. There are no set criteria for promotion ...

Moreover, Hakuho won his 1,000th top division victory during the contest... a record in sumo history. Afterwards, Hakuho said that it had been a tough year for him, because he had to deal with ...

2021 sumo is now in the books ... In the July contest, two undefeated contenders, Hakuho and Terunofuji, fought for all the marbles on the final day. In the end, Hakuho defeated Terunofuji ...

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