The Azumazeki steady, sumo’s initial to be opened up by a foreign sumo senior, previous sekiwake Takamiyama, as well as residence to the sporting activity’s initial international yokozuna, Akebono, will certainly shut its doors as well as combine with the Hakkaku steady, the Japan Sumo Association revealedFriday
After a trailblazing profession that saw him come to be the initial foreign grand event victor, the Hawaiian indigenous Takamiyama opened his very own steady in 1986. Upon getting to obligatory old age, stablemaster Azumazeki was done well by his protege Ushiomaru in 2009, however the stable’s 2nd head passed away at 41 in December 2019.
Former komusubi Takamisakari, that has actually been running the steady on an acting basis, will certainly relocate to the steady run by organization head of state Hakkaku as well as his 6 wrestlers.
– Kyodo
Mar 13
Japan midfielder Yuki Kobayashi has actually asked forgiveness to Qatar authorities for a “misunderstanding”, after he implicated an umpire of intimidating to eliminate him.
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Mar 13
The Azumazeki steady, sumo’s initial to be opened up by a foreign sumo senior, previous sekiwake Takamiyama, as well as residence to the sporting activity’s initial international yokozuna, Akebono, will certainly shut its doors as well as combine with the Hakkaku steady, the Japan Sumo Association revealedFriday (Kyodo)
Mar 12
Japanese professional athletes at the Summer Olympics will certainly not be qualified for coronavirus inoculations supplied by China given that Japan has actually not authorized the vaccinations, Olympics Minister Tamayo Marukawa claimed onFriday(Japan Today)
Mar 12
Tokyo Metropolitan Police have actually apprehended a previous sumo wrestler over the claimed ownership of cannabis in Toshima Ward, reports the Sankei Shimbun (Mar 11). ( tokyoreporter.com)
Mar 10
The Japanese federal government has actually determined to omit abroad viewers from attending this summer season’s Tokyo Olympics as well as Paralympics, as component of initiatives to avoid the spread of the unique coronavirus, authorities with understanding of the issue claimedTuesday(Japan Times)
Mar 06
Japan’s COVID-19 situations are dropping many thanks to, or probably in spite of, loosened limitations on financial task. But with absolutely no hr coming close to for a choice on the destiny of the Tokyo Olympics, the federal government is taking no possibilities as well as prolonged the state of emergency situation in the resources Friday night. (Nikkei)
Mar 06
A sign of riches as well as social standing in Japan 40 years back, golf experienced a deep drop-off in its appeal after the country’s financial bubble ruptured in the very early 1990s. ( dw.com)
Mar 03
The Tokyo Olympics arranging board on Tuesday claimed it would certainly select 12 brand-new women participants to boost ladies’s depiction on the board to 40%.(Nikkei)
Mar 01
Japan’s Kengo Suzuki came to be the initial jogger from East Asia to run a guys’s marathon in under 2 hrs as well as 5 mins, as he asserted the 76th as well as last Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon onSunday (Japan Times)
Mar 01
Tamayo Marukawa, Japan’s brand-new preacher for the Tokyo Olympic as well as Paralympic Games, has actually come under attack for signing up with a war a discerning double last name system for couples. (Japan Times)
Mar 01
Cesario, that won Grade 1 races on 2 continents as well as has the difference of creating 3 stallion boys at stud in Japan, passed away at Northern Farm on Saturday aged 19. ( racingpost.com)
Feb 28
Athletes joining this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo can start going into Japan after it raises its emergency situation affirmation order following month, the Nikkei paper reported onFriday(Japan Today)
Feb 25
Japan’s Olympics preacher claimed Wednesday that coronavirus inoculations would certainly not be a requirement for involvement at this summer season’s Olympics as well as Paralympics, in spite of a World Anti-Doping Agency allure that professional athletes be inoculated. (Kyodo)
Feb 25
Roughly 1,000 volunteers that were to assist at this summer season’s Tokyo Olympics as well as Paralympics have actually given up following sexist remarks by previous arranging board head of state Yoshiro Mori, the board claimedWednesday (Kyodok)
Feb 24
Travel practically throughout Japan as well as it will not be lengthy prior to you listen to the unique cacophony of a pachinko parlour sounding out. ( newsonjapan.com)
Feb 23
Mongolian- birthed yokozuna Hakuho on Monday mentioned his irritation at missing out on the January Grand Sumo Tournament after acquiring the unique coronavirus, while continuing to be hopeful of an unforgettable return at the upcoming March satisfy.(Kyodo)
Feb 22
The Japan Sumo Association enforced the 2nd most extreme penalty on stablemaster Tokitsukaze on Monday, advising he retire for going against coronavirus methods when he made nonurgent, unimportant trips throughout a basho.(Kyodo)
Feb 20
Japan’s Naomi Osaka on Saturday beat Jeniffer Brady 6-4, 6-3 to win the Australian Open last as she proceeded her unbeaten touch to 21 suits (14 Grand Slam suits). ( wionews.com)
Feb 19
Women’s tennis celebrity Naomi Osaka on Thursday invited the visit of previous Olympic preacher Seiko Hashimoto as the brand-new head of the Tokyo Olympics arranging board instead of Yoshiro Mori, that surrendered recently in the middle of a tornado of objection over his sexist remarks.(Kyodo)
Feb 18
Hashimoto Seiko has actually formally been selected as the head of state of the Tokyo Games arranging board. She tipped down from her closet placement asOlympics Minister( NHK)