Of Japan's 47 prefectures, Okinawa was the only one to have never produced a sanyaku wrestler
Prior to November 2026, Okinawa was the only one of Japan's 47 prefectures to never produce a sanyaku wrestler.
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Churanoumi became the first wrestler from Okinawa Prefecture to reach the three "sanyaku" ranks below yokozuna on Monday after he rose to komusubi in the latest rankings announced ahead of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in November.
Churanoumi became the first sumo wrestler from Okinawa to reach the sanyaku ranks, securing his spot at komusubi for the November 2026 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
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Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, the television anime of Tomato Soup's A Witch's Life in Mongol (Tenmaku no Jādūgar) manga, has cast Mongolian wrestlers Tamawashi and Tamashoho (full names Ichirō Tamawashi and Manpei Tamashōhō) in the series. Both are active professional sumo wrestlers and are from the Kataonami stable. Tamawashi will voice Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. Tamashoho will play a resilient Mongol soldier. Both will also voice other characters in the series.
Sumo wrestlers Tamawashi and Tamashoho made their anime voice acting debuts in "Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia." Tamawashi played Genghis Khan while his stable-mate Tamashoho played a Mongolian soldier. Both apparently voiced other parts.
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According to the JSA, Fujinokawa becomes the first wrestler from Kyoto Prefecture to reach sekiwake in 198 years, following in the footsteps of Hiodoshi, who made it for the October tournament in 1828.
Fujinokawa made sekiwake rank for the 2026 Aki banzuke. He is the first wrestler from Kyoto to reach sekiwake in 198 years. Source: https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/sumo/20260831-346290/
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