rhyen 1,840 Posted September 26, 2019 (edited) As broadcasted on afp? https://www.facebook.com/groups/425633437450914/permalink/2927319943948905?sfns=mo Edited September 26, 2019 by rhyen 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nantonoyama 252 Posted September 26, 2019 This is a very sad news indeed. He was a true fan of sumo, personnaly attended hon-bashos and was a personnal acquintance of several rikishi. He also invited the rikishi for a jungyo in Paris in the late 90's. I used to live in France and various Frenchmen I spoke to told me that Jacques Chirac was very popular amongst the French people, across all political preferences (which is rare enough to be highlighted) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yamanashi 3,840 Posted September 26, 2019 He is the French PM I most remember. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,489 Posted September 26, 2019 At the Kyushu basho 1996 o the Chirac cup - after watching Nagoya 2000 o 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
code_number3 704 Posted September 28, 2019 Japan mourns former French President Jacques Chirac and his passion for sumo BY KYOKO HASEGAWA https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/09/28/national/japan-mourns-former-french-president-jacques-chirac-passion-sumo/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Akinomaki 40,489 Posted September 28, 2019 (edited) some more from the papers - An Asahi article titles: "I could surely have become a sumotori" Paris Oct. 1995 o Kyushu basho 1996 - with Sakaigawa rijicho o Tokyo Apr. 29th 1998 o Nagoya July 19th 2000 with Tokitsukaze rijicho o France Dec. 16th 2000 o Osaka March 26th 2005 with Kitanoumi rijicho oo o o this was Paris Feb. 22nd 2007o Edited September 29, 2019 by Akinomaki 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
