
March <i>basho</i> opens with Aonishiki on verge of historic promotion
With injured yokozuna, a possible Aonishiki promotion and a shifting hierarchy at the top, the spring basho in Osaka could reshape sumo’s balance of power.
The Japan Times#Sumo January Tournament is complete.
#Atamifuji and
#Aonishiki had to battle the tie breaker.
Both men had great tourneys, and Aonishiki won in style. Congratulations on winning the Emperor's Cup!
Here's the final;
youtu.be/6uVgmzDN39k?...YouTube 
Bout of the Day: Final Day of the January 2026 GRAND SUMO Tournament - NHK WORLD-JAPAN
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#Ukrainian sumo wrestler #Danylo_Yavhusishyn (#Aonishiki_Arata) won the #Hatsu_Basho and claimed the #Emperors_Cup for the second consecutive time.
In the tournament playoff, #Danylo defeated the Japanese wrestler #Atamifuji. As a result, #Danylo became the third #European in history to win the #Hatsu_Basho. In addition, #Yavhusishyn became the first #ōzeki in 20 years to win the first grand tournament after being promoted in rank.
Congratulations!

Aonishiki continues meteoric rise with victory at New Year Basho
Aonishiki clinched the New Year Basho by beating Maegashira No. 4 Atamifuji in a riveting playoff bout after both men ended the 15-day tournament with 12-3 records.
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熱海富士、二郎系ラーメンの大盛りに挑戦 コラボ相手・松村沙友理は先に完食し「余裕でした」
伊勢ヶ濱部屋のYouTubeで、熱海富士さんと松村沙友理さんが二郎系ラーメン店を訪れました。
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熱海富士、誕生日プレゼントのラブブを披露。チーズとあんこが詰まった“山盛り餃子ケーキ”も登場
餃子ケーキの餃子にはモッツァレラチーズと小豆餡が詰まっているようです。
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#sumo arrived! Now
#Ura,
#Takanosho, and
#Atamifuji have entered my desk foray!
#rikishi #grandsumo
Terunofuji avoids second loss on another day of upsets at Spring Basho
Following an opening day of upsets, big names continued to fall at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
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Kirishima and Atamifuji remain tied for lead with two days to go
Joint leaders ozeki Kirishima and No. 8 maegashira Atamifuji both won on Friday at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
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Atamifuji upsets Hoshoryu to grab share of lead on Day 12 in Fukuoka
Young rank-and-filer Atamifuji retained a share of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament lead with a sensational win against ozeki Hoshoryu on Thursday.
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