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Great news for Japanophiles - Grand Sumo is back (brief intro to sumo included for those interested)

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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    Early days but Takerufuji is looking like he'll be in contention. 
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    What a day 4.
    Ura - amazing
    Hoshoryu -THE MAN
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    Wow.
    Terunofuji will announce his RETIREMENT tomorrow morning.
    Now that Kotozakura's blown his chance, Sumo Chiefs will be really hoping Hoshoryu wins the basho and earns promotion to Yokozuna. 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    It's been coming for a while, lots of pulls out and missed tournaments. Glad he was able to get a tenth Emperor's cup. 
  • Swindon_Addick
    Swindon_Addick Posts: 1,620
    I'm a bit of a Terunofuji fan so it's a shame to see him forced to retire after fighting on so long. But time catches up with all of us eventually, and what a career he had.
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704

    https://x.com/rainmaker1973/status/1880545558785650890?s=58

    God I miss living in Japan.

  • Cloudworm
    Cloudworm Posts: 972
    Probably didn't live there long!
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    Cloudworm said:
    Probably didn't live there long!
    Usually best not to make presumptions concerning people about whom you know precisely nothing.
  • Cloudworm
    Cloudworm Posts: 972
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    Probably didn't live there long!
    Usually best not to make presumptions concerning people about whom you know precisely nothing.
    I'm sorry. You're right. 

    How long did you live there?
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    Cloudworm said:
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    Probably didn't live there long!
    Usually best not to make presumptions concerning people about whom you know precisely nothing.
    I'm sorry. You're right. 

    How long did you live there?
    Not long enough if they're missing it!

    Glad to see Takanoshō finally get a win. He seems to alternate bashos between being in the running to win it and looking very average.

    Great Basho so unpredictable. I'm edging towards Hōshōryū and another Mongolian Yokozuna.

    The rematch due to a judging error is a silly rule.
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  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    Cloudworm said:
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    Probably didn't live there long!
    Usually best not to make presumptions concerning people about whom you know precisely nothing.
    I'm sorry. You're right. 

    How long did you live there?
    No worries. Sorry to get arsey.
    4 years back in the 80s, then travelled there 2-3 times a year on business for the next 20 years.
    Love the place.
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    edited January 20
    Wow, what a day..
    Wakatakakage v Takanosho and Midorifuji v Mitakeumi sensational bouts.
    January often throws up a winner from left-field and this year may well follow that trend.
    Amazing stuff.
    Meanwhile, looking good for Shishi to yo yo up again from Juryo. 8-1 and leading.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    I'm upto day 9.

    Who is Kinbōzan?!
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    The first Rikishi from Kazakhstan.



  • McBobbin
    McBobbin Posts: 12,051
    Kinbozan and Ura been my highlights so far. Wakatakakage also exciting. No idea what's happened to Kotozakura, looked so good in November 
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    Ura is great, why did he put his dukes up yesterday?!

    No idea about Kotozakura. I've noticed he'd changed his mawashi to a black one. Guess he's superstitious.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    Hang it in the Louvre.


  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    edited January 23
    No spoilers from me after Day 12 but this is going to be one humdinger of a finale.
    Great stuff.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    Oh, day 12 opens things up! What a Basho!
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    Sensational finish in store.
    day 14 sees Hoshoryu v Takerufuji, Kinbozan v Kirishima and Oho v Takanosho.
    Pretty sure that means Kinbozan will likely fight Oho on day 15 as he’s fought the 3 Ozeki and Takerufuji already.
    Kirishima’s also fought all 3 Ozeki I think so he’d probably face Takerufuji and Hoshoryu will probably face Kotozakura for the last bout of regular bouts.
    Paly Off anyone?

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  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    Kotozakura will have a Kadoban at the next Basho, who saw that coming?
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,804
    I swear the two of you are making half of these terms up as you go along. 
  • Cloudworm
    Cloudworm Posts: 972
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    Probably didn't live there long!
    Usually best not to make presumptions concerning people about whom you know precisely nothing.
    I'm sorry. You're right. 

    How long did you live there?
    No worries. Sorry to get arsey.
    4 years back in the 80s, then travelled there 2-3 times a year on business for the next 20 years.
    Love the place.
    I'd probably love it too if I could have a similar arrangement. When people ask me what it's like, I always say, "Great place for a holiday".
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,067
    edited January 24
    Cloudworm said:
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    Probably didn't live there long!
    Usually best not to make presumptions concerning people about whom you know precisely nothing.
    I'm sorry. You're right. 

    How long did you live there?
    No worries. Sorry to get arsey.
    4 years back in the 80s, then travelled there 2-3 times a year on business for the next 20 years.
    Love the place.
    I'd probably love it too if I could have a similar arrangement. When people ask me what it's like, I always say, "Great place for a holiday".
    Was living there a different matter?
  • Cloudworm
    Cloudworm Posts: 972
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Cloudworm said:
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    Probably didn't live there long!
    Usually best not to make presumptions concerning people about whom you know precisely nothing.
    I'm sorry. You're right. 

    How long did you live there?
    No worries. Sorry to get arsey.
    4 years back in the 80s, then travelled there 2-3 times a year on business for the next 20 years.
    Love the place.
    I'd probably love it too if I could have a similar arrangement. When people ask me what it's like, I always say, "Great place for a holiday".
    Was living there a different matter?
    Oh yes. When you are completely in the system, have kids in school and work for Japanese companies, you realise how hard it is.

    Great place to visit, mind!
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    Cloudworm said:
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Cloudworm said:
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    Probably didn't live there long!
    Usually best not to make presumptions concerning people about whom you know precisely nothing.
    I'm sorry. You're right. 

    How long did you live there?
    No worries. Sorry to get arsey.
    4 years back in the 80s, then travelled there 2-3 times a year on business for the next 20 years.
    Love the place.
    I'd probably love it too if I could have a similar arrangement. When people ask me what it's like, I always say, "Great place for a holiday".
    Was living there a different matter?
    Oh yes. When you are completely in the system, have kids in school and work for Japanese companies, you realise how hard it is.

    Great place to visit, mind!
    Understood. Where were you living @Cloudworm?
  • Cloudworm
    Cloudworm Posts: 972
    edited January 25
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    Friend Or Defoe said:
    Cloudworm said:
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    PeanutsMolloy said:
    Cloudworm said:
    Probably didn't live there long!
    Usually best not to make presumptions concerning people about whom you know precisely nothing.
    I'm sorry. You're right. 

    How long did you live there?
    No worries. Sorry to get arsey.
    4 years back in the 80s, then travelled there 2-3 times a year on business for the next 20 years.
    Love the place.
    I'd probably love it too if I could have a similar arrangement. When people ask me what it's like, I always say, "Great place for a holiday".
    Was living there a different matter?
    Oh yes. When you are completely in the system, have kids in school and work for Japanese companies, you realise how hard it is.

    Great place to visit, mind!
    Understood. Where were you living @Cloudworm?
    Osaka.

    Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of good stuff about living in Japan, but I just get a bit tired on seeing blanket positivity on social media. (A lot of which I suspect may even be state sponsored and bot driven.)
  • PeanutsMolloy
    PeanutsMolloy Posts: 6,704
    Like most ex-pats I was in Tokyo (to start with in Shinagawa, overlooking the railway tracks).
  • Cloudworm
    Cloudworm Posts: 972
    Never been to Sumo. I'm sure it's a good spectacle. Sorry don't mean to hijack your thread! PM me if you want to chat.
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,804
    Too many gai-jin on here

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