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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- Sep 2024
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In Okinawa, the best predictor of where the centenarians are is where the halls of records were bombed by the Americans during the war.
Largest predictor of having many 100+ yr olds in Okinawa is the records being destroyed in WWII.
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The Japanese government has run one of the largest nutritional surveys in the world, dating back to 1975. From then until now, Okinawa has had the worst health in Japan. They’ve eaten the least vegetables; they’ve been extremely heavy drinkers.
Japanese so-called blue zone Okinawa actually has a very bad health and dito eating/drinking habits.
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Japanese government review in 2010, which found that 82% of the people aged over 100 in Japan turned out to be dead. The secret to living to 110 was, don’t register your death.
Supposedly centenarians in Japan turn out to be mostly unregistered deaths.
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