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Sumo: Nerveless Aonishiki primed for ozeki debut, chases yokozuna dream
Kyodo 23 Dec 2025
... in his message that even ozeki is a stop on the way to yokozuna, the sport's pinnacle ... "I want to make the next year no worse than 2025, win the title again and will work hard to become yokozuna.
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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato stays perfect with routine win over Kirishima
Kyodo 13 Nov 2025
FUKUOKA - Yokozuna Onosato continued to make short work of his opponents at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday, slapping down former ozeki Kirishima and improving to a perfect 4-0.
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Sumo: Ex-yokozuna Takanohana foresees Onosato supremacy, shares lessons
Kyodo 26 Oct 2025
TOKYO - Seven years after leaving the Japan Sumo Association, former yokozuna and 22-time Emperor's Cup winner Takanohana sees current grand champion Onosato as the wrestler to carve out a new era in Japan's ancient sport.
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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato, Hoshoryu tour Buckingham Palace, see London sights
Kyodo 15 Oct 2025
The Mongolian-born yokozuna invited Onosato to share a bite in a light-hearted moment between two normally fierce rivals inside the ring ... Onosato and Hoshoryu will perform traditional ring-entering ceremonies in their role as yokozuna ... ....
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Sumo: Onosato enjoys London walk as fellow yokozuna Hoshoryu arrives
Kyodo 13 Oct 2025
LONDON - Yokozuna Onosato on Sunday enjoyed a walk around the Royal Albert Hall in London where the upcoming Grand Sumo Tournament will be hosted as fellow grand champion Hoshoryu also arrived in the British capital ... "It's a really splendid building.
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Sumo: Yokozuna Onosato among 1st wrestlers to depart for London tour
Kyodo 12 Oct 2025
TOKYO - The first batch of top-tier sumo wrestlers, including yokozuna Onosato, departed Tokyo on Saturday for London, where they will take part in the Japan Sumo Association's first overseas exhibition tour in 20 years.
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Sumo: Hoshoryu beats fellow yokozuna Onosato in final of 1-day tourney
Kyodo 06 Oct 2025
TOKYO - Hoshoryu overcame fellow yokozuna Onosato in the final to be crowned champion of a one-day sumo tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on Monday.
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Sumo: Autumn champion Onosato says win as yokozuna "feels different"
Kyodo 30 Sep 2025
AMI, Japan - Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament champion Onosato on Monday said something felt "different" about winning the Emperor's Cup for the first time as a yokozuna ... won as a yokozuna," Onosato said.
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SUMO/ Onosato beats Hoshoryu to win 1st championship as a yokozuna
Asahi News 29 Sep 2025
Sumo fans got the showdown they have long waited for as newly promoted yokozuna Onosato beat yokozuna Hoshoryu in a dramatic playoff to win the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept.
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Sumo: Onosato grabs sole lead as fellow yokozuna Hoshoryu takes 2nd loss
Kyodo 27 Sep 2025
TOKYO - Yokozuna Onosato seized the outright lead Friday at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, manhandling sekiwake Wakatakakage to improve to 12-1 after fellow grand champion Hoshoryu suffered his second straight defeat courtesy of ozeki Kotozakura.
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