Hakunofuji Tetsuya (Japanese: 伯乃富士 哲也; born Tetsuya Ochiai (落合 哲也, Ochiai Tetsuya) on August 22, 2003) is a Japanese…
Hakunofuji Tetsuya (Japanese: 伯乃富士 哲也; born Tetsuya Ochiai (落合 哲也, Ochiai Tetsuya) on August 22, 2003) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kurayoshi, Tottori. After a successful amateur career, he turned professional in January 2023, via makushita tsukedashi system, winning that division's championship and being promoted to sumo's top division in July 2023. Nicknamed "Reiwa monster" thanks to his record-breaking promotions, his highest rank has been komusubi. A former member of Miyagino stable under the guidance of former yokozuna Hakuhō, he currently wrestles for Isegahama stable.
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Hiroto Sese (世瀬 啓人, Sese Hiroto; born 20 August 1999) is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder…
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Kotozakura Masakatsu (Japanese: 琴櫻 傑將; November 26, 1940 – August 14, 2007) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler…
Kotozakura Masakatsu (Japanese: 琴櫻 傑將; November 26, 1940 – August 14, 2007) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Kurayoshi, Tottori. He was the sport's 53rd yokozuna. He made his professional debut in 1959, reaching the top division in 1963. After several years at the second highest rank of ōzeki, in 1973 he was promoted to yokozuna at the age of thirty-two years two months, becoming the oldest wrestler to be promoted to yokozuna since 1958, when the current six tournaments system was established. After his retirement he was head coach of Sadogatake stable and produced a string of top division wrestlers.
Shinichi Katoh (加藤 伸一, born July 19, 1965, in Kurayoshi, Tottori, Japan) is a former Nippon Professional Baseball…
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