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Hiroshi Morita (森田 博士, Morita Hiroshi, born 7 August 1967), known professionally as Hiro Morita, is a Japanese English-language announcer for NHK and a presenter on Japan Sumo Association's English-language YouTube channel, Sumo Prime Time. Born in Tokyo, Morita moved to Columbus, Ohio when he was a teenager. [1]
Ohtori spent his two-decade sumo career struggling for wins so he could move up the ranks of Japan’s traditional sport, but now he is fighting to entertain a different crowd: curious tourists ...
Sumolah (English: Let's Sumo! ) is a 2007 Malaysian Malay-language action comedy film starring Afdlin Shauki and featuring the Japanese sport of sumo wrestling . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The film was shot in Malaysia and Japan .
won two championships, in 2017 as first Japanese to be named yokozuna in almost 20 years he suffered a severe muscle tear winning his debut tournament and never fully recovered: Katayama: 2002-3 2009-1 Maegashira 13 Onomatsu: did amateur sumo at university, used his given family name as his ring name. Hakurozan: 2002-5 2008-9 Maegashira 2 Kitanoumi
The entrance of Tokitsukaze stable still bears the Futabayama Sumo Dōjō (双葉山相撲道場) sign in honor of the stable's founder (written from right to left) Only retired wrestlers can open stables. [29] To create a stable, they must be eligible for toshiyori status (and acquire an elder share) within the Japan Sumo Association. [30]
Netflix will give a May launch to “Sanctuary,” an eight-episode sports drama series set in the specialized world of Japanese sumo wrestling. Produced by the Slowtide company for the streamer ...
He entered university as an accounting major, but still felt drawn by his love for sumo. He decided to come to Japan in August 2011, despite knowing virtually nothing about the country, after watching professional sumo bouts on YouTube. [3] He tried out at a number of sumo stables, and was eventually accepted by Ōtake stable. He accompanied ...
Magaki stable (間垣部屋, Magaki beya) was a stable of sumo wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. Wakanohana Kanji II, the 56th yokozuna in sumo history, re-established the stable in 1983.