Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest yokozuna strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient sport's highest rank. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/01/31/sumo/hoshoryu-yokozuna-ceremony/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #hoshoryu #asashoryu #tokyo

Sumo has avoided having a hole at the top for the first time in over 30 years with Mongolian Hoshoryu being recommended for promotion to the highest rank of yokozuna. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/01/28/sumo/hoshoryu-yokozuna-promotion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #hoshoryu #asashoryu #terunofuji

Mongolians are circus stars all over the world, except at home where the promise to revive its state circus and return it to its former glory remains unfulfilled. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/26/asia-pacific/mongolia-circus-stars-world/?utm_content=bufferc618b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #asiapacific #mongolia #asashoryu

Hokutofuji was the talk of the Nagoya Basho last month before he ran into Hoshoryu in a playoff. For journeymen like Hokutofuji, such opportunities don't come around often. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/08/23/sumo/sumo-hot-hand-hokutofuji/?utm_content=buffera7d1d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sumo #hoshoryu #hokutofuji #asashoryu #hokutoriki