The ceremonies are complete, the celebrations are done, and now it’s time for Hoshoryu to get down to the daily task of ...
Less than two weeks after the sole yokozuna retired from the sport, the Japan Sumo Association on Jan. 29 filled the void by promoting Hoshoryu, 25, to be the 74th yokozuna. The JSA decision came ...
Former ozeki Takayasu overcame new yokozuna Hoshoryu in the quarterfinals on his way to winning the one-day Japan Grand Sumo ...
It’s January 2025 and Hoshoryu is officially sumo’s 74th yokozuna. Just nine days ago the possibility of that sentence being true seemed remote. With three losses after the midway point of the ...
This marks Hoshoryu's second Emperor’s Cup, following his previous win in the July 2023 Nagoya tournament, when he was a sekiwake, the rank just below ozeki. The Yokozuna Deliberation Council ...
Mongolian-born Hoshoryu became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, in sumo history this week after winning the second tournament of his career. The 25-year-old is the first new yokozuna since ...
New sumo grand champion Hoshoryu practices a ring-entering ritual at his stable in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2025, following his promotion to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna the previous day. (Pool photo ...
About 3,500 people gathered at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Friday to see sumo yokozuna grand champion Hoshoryu perform his first ring-entering ceremony. He was promoted to the sport's highest ...
Mongolian-born Hoshoryu became the 74th yokozuna, or grand master, in the history of the ancient Japanese sport in a ceremony in Tokyo after winning the second tournament of his career on Sunday.