The Yokozuna Deliberation Council, sometimes called Yokozuna Promotion Council, and usually abbreviated in Japanese as Yokoshin, is an advisory body to the Japan Sumo Association. The council consider
The December 2011 sōken practice.
Tadamori Ōshima 2018
Yasuko Ikenobō
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Hakuhō Shō
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Hakuhō Shō is a Mongolian-born former professional sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top makuuchi division in May 2004. In May 2007 at age 22, he
Yokozuna Deliberation Council
…2017. He eventually retired from the sport after three consecutive defeats in the January 2019 basho. November 2020: Warning issued to two yokozuna, Hakuhō and Kakuryū. According to the council, both wrestlers did not perform to the level required of the yokozuna rank between November 2019 and November…
Hakuhō in January 2012
Hakuhō performs the Shiranui style dohyō-iri.
Hakuhō throws Dejima in the January 2008 tournament
Hakuhō fights Asashōryū in an exhibition bout on 10 April 2009.