Sumo’s updated rankings have been released, and for the first time since Hakuho retired in 2021 there are yokozuna on both the east and west sides of the banzuke — with a slight caveat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/02/sumo/gunning-july-2025-banzuke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #banzuke #onosato #takayasu #aonishiki #nagoyagrandsumotournament

In professional sumo, the release of every new ranking list signals the imminent arrival of the next official tournament — and the latest has some striking changes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/02/26/sumo/march-2025-sumo-banzuke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #banzuke #springgrandsumotournament #osaka #hoshoryu

Onosato in May claimed sumo’s biggest prize just one year after making his professional debut. That makes him the clear-cut favorite to become the sport's next "ozeki." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/06/19/sumo/sumo-rankings-ozeki-potential/ #sumo #onosato #banzuke #wakatakakage #wakamotoharu #abi #aonishiki #takerufuji

The Summer Basho will see sumo media granted pre-pandemic levels of access to most wrestlers, ending three years of restrictions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/05/03/sumo/media-returns-kokugikan/?utm_content=buffer465f8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #sumo #media #summergrandsumotournament #japansumoassociation #ryogokukokugikan #banzuke