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I too saw Ozeki three hours ago. This obviously means NSK employees lurk this forum

That should translate to "still 60-70% to go (to recover the losses due to COVID)"

Now it's been reported that he hurt his elbow in the playoff matches

I only checked sekitori: Roho/Hakurozan Kyushu 2007 Toyozakura/Kitazakura Hatsu 2005 Takanohana/Wakanohana at ozeki

Is it a flattering angle or did ex-Takakeisho lose a few kilos?

The idea is that Harumafuji would branch out either way, but Terunofuji needed to be promoted to yokozuna earlier, so that he could retire before Harumafuji branches out.

Asashoryu mentioned, in an interview after Hoshoryu's Meiji Shrine dohyo-iri, that he thought the arm rotation looked weird. He speculates that it was caused by Hoshoryu breaking his arm a long time ago, having fallen off a horse

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind

https://www.news-postseven.com/archives/20250131_2021226.html?DETAIL According to this article Terunofuji is going to inherit Isegahama-beya The new heya location is already under construction and should be ready when the takeover happens Current Isegahama (ex-Asahifuji) will borrow Takarafuji's Kiriyama kabu When Takarafuji retires, ex-Asahifuji will become NHK's exclusive analyst (the late Kitanofuji's role)

Your interpretation is incorrect on two counts. First, 準優勝 and 優勝に準ずる成績 are different. Second, this is actually これ(2場所連続優勝)に準ずる成績, that is, equivalent to two consecutive yusho, not two consecutive yusho-equivalents

The equivalent thing isn't made up. Take this excerpt from this NHK article: 横綱審議委員会は内規で大関で2場所連続優勝した力士を横綱に推薦することを原則とし、これに準ずる成績をあげた力士を横綱に推薦する場合は、出席した委員の3分の2以上の決議が必要と定めています。 My translation: According to the Yokozuna Deliberation Council rules, in principle an Ozeki with two consecutive yusho shall be recommended for promotion to Yokozuna; in the case where a rikishi with equivalent results is to be recommended for promotion, a two thirds majority of the members present is necessary.

In the Sadanoyama video, the narration confirms it as Tochinishiki

https://www.sumo.or.jp/EnSumoDataKyokaiMember/oyakata More detailed positions in Japanese: https://www.sumo.or.jp/IrohaKyokai/rijikai/

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250116/k10014695541000.html Not from NSK, but from NHK, so it's not official yet but very very close.

Kakka is just a title here, already translated as H.E. (His Excellency). Kogure is his birth family name, and he removed it from his stage name, in order to get rid of the human element.