Kaiomitsuki 408 Posted October 23, 2024 Haru 1976 Day 13 Sekiwake Asahikuni wins against Yokozuna Kitanoumi by Yorikiri (from my YouTube channel ) With a 13-2 record (and the second Jun-Yusho in the row), Asahikuni is promoted Ozeki. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inside Sport Japan 762 Posted October 23, 2024 Former ozeki Asahikuni, also a trailblazing stablemaster, dies at age 77 - The Japan Times Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,482 Posted October 24, 2024 (edited) Today was the family funeral of Asahikuni, with former deshi attending as well (in the back Asahisho and Kyokutaisei), Kyokushuzan cam from Mongolia, he met with the shisho a month ago - also Asahisato/Nakagawa and Kyokudozan were there o o o o - the present Oshima-oyakata (Kyokutenho) took the real name of the shisho as his Japanese real name. o Yesterday after the condolence call o also by Kyokudozan and Hakuho o o the NSK posted a memorial video Edited October 25, 2024 by Akinomaki 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,482 Posted December 19, 2024 (edited) Not much sumo related, but all over the sumo related news today: Tsuneo Watanabe died today at the age of 98, 9th YDC top, former Yomiuri shimbun top (thus 99% baseball) ... Member from 1991-2005, during the Waka-Taka boom, YDC top Jan 2001-Jan.2003, during the record kyujo of Taka, giving him the strict order to compete or retire after 7 basho kyujo http://www.sankei.com/article/20241219-3K4RB5VP6ZCJ3P7H6F7CVVPG3Y/ at the keiko soken April 2004 o Jan. 2004 with female member Uchidate o 2003 o o first keiko soken as the new YDC top in Jan. 2003 o inviting NSK members to a baseball game of his team in 1992, with Dewanoumi-rijicho (left) o Edited December 20, 2024 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kintamayama 45,116 Posted February 4 (edited) Kuniazuma the Brazilian has died of a heart attack at the age of 49. Very eventful career, worth checking out- one of my favorite foreign rikishi in the day. 1.92/ 180 kilos. 5 yushos!! 1 in Jonokuchi, 1 in Sandanme, then Jonokuchi again, back to back next basho in Jonidan, and later in Makushita. 10 bashos in Juryo. Injuries galore. Missed 146 days in all, 45 of them during his tenure at Juryo. RIP.. After leaving sumo, he became a businessman, dividing his time between Japan and Brazil. Edited February 4 by Kintamayama 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yorikiried by fate 2,028 Posted February 4 1 hour ago, Kintamayama said: Kuniazuma the Brazilian has died of a heart attack at the age of 49. Very eventful career, worth checking out- one of my favorite foreign rikishi in the day. 1.92/ 180 kilos. 5 yushos!! 1 in Jonokuchi, 1 in Sandanme, then Jonokuchi again, back to back next basho in Jonidan, and later in Makushita. 10 bashos in Juryo. Injuries galore. Missed 146 days in all, 45 of them during his tenure at Juryo. RIP.. After leaving sumo, he became a businessman, dividing his time between Japan and Brazil. Noooooo! Not the quasi-namesake of my erstwhile sumo games shikona!! Never saw you fight bro, but peacefully RIP. I won't forget you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,482 Posted Tuesday at 19:28 2 hours ago, Kintamayama said: Kuniazuma the Brazilian has died of a heart attack at the age of 49 o during his career height - as j5e in the yusho parade at the first yusho of Tochiazuma, Hatsu 2002 o 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
