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snrubHappy Lex Luger body slams Yokozuna day to all who celebrate!<br><br><a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/usa" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>#</span>usa</a> <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/fourthofjuly" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>#</span>fourthofjuly</a> <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/wwe" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>#</span>wwe</a> <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/lexluger" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>#</span>lexluger</a> <a class="mention hashtag" href="https://mostr.pub/tags/yokozuna" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span>#</span>yokozuna</a><br><br><a href="https://youtu.be/-qOOroeAIfs?si=LfEUxoakeV6Mq6Cq" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/-qOOroeAIfs?si=LfEUxoakeV6Mq6Cq</a>
The Japan Times<p>Sumo crowned a new grand champion in record time on Wednesday as Onosato became the fastest to attain the exalted rank of yokozuna in the Japanese sport's modern era. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/05/28/sumo/onosato-yokozuna-record-promotion/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/0</span><span class="invisible">5/28/sumo/onosato-yokozuna-record-promotion/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onosato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onosato</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/yokozuna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yokozuna</span></a></p>
Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1281184/sumo-history-onosato-becomes-first-japanese-yokozuna-since-2017-highlights/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1281184/sumo-hist</span><span class="invisible">ory-onosato-becomes-first-japanese-yokozuna-since-2017-highlights/</span></a> Sumo history! Onosato becomes first Japanese yokozuna since 2017 | Highlights <a href="https://channels.im/tags/becomes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>becomes</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/com" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>com</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/first" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>first</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/FrontPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrontPage</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/highlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>highlights</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapanNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapanNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Japanese</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapaneseNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/mmamania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mmamania</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/onosato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>onosato</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/since" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>since</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumo</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/yokozuna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>yokozuna</span></a> Grand Sumo’s 2025 natsu basho (summer tournament) is happening right now in Japan. The 15-day tournament is due to end on Sunday. However, a winner has already been determined. And that winner has made some history, too. Onos…</p>
Dark Observer<p>1/x Only 2(!) out of my 115 followers participated in my recent survey if I should explain what fascinates me about professional Japanese <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumo</span></a>. Both (thanks btw. to whoever you are) voted yes, so here it is: </p><p>- Every two months a so-called 'grand sumo' tournament is held at one of 3 locations across Japan (Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka). The current March tournament concludes coming Sunday <br>- A tournament lasts for 15 days and each wrestler competes in 1 bout per day<br>- The wrestler who has won the most bouts on day 15 wins the tournament and gets a huge silver trophy plus a certain amount of money <br>- All other fighters try to at least achieve more wins than losses (kachi-koshi) and avoid a losing record (make-koshi), so 8 or more wins is good, 7 and less is bad<br>- The wrestlers are ranked according to a complex system based on how many bouts they've won. The top rank is called <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Yokozuna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Yokozuna</span></a> and there are only a small number of fighters who reach that position during their career</p>