[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Isegahama beya saga continues- and my point of view

[Jeff A]

Moti

And I wonder what would have happened to ex-Hakuho if he had taken the
second year of punishment and been under ex-Terunofuji through all this?

Gaijingai
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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Apr 11, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Isegahama beya saga continues- and my point of view
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


The punishment announced seems a bit light to many of us, but there is
another part that has been a bit overlooked and that is Terunofuji's
leadership. The punishment calls for a "joint supervision" of the heya by
Isegahama and his four attached Oyakata. Tateyama hinted that that is where
it's going. Additionally for the benefit of those of us doing the 'wink,
wink, nod, nod" thing, they in turn will be supervised by Ichimon boss
Asakayama (ex-KaioU), who in turn will be supervised by two members of the
Compliance Committee, both civilians.  Sure, it's a lot to do with public
perception, but i bet Terunofuji is not happy with that part at all.

So...More on the *"Collective Leadership*" of Isegahama beya: Yesterday,
Tateyama Oyakata (one of the Isegahama beya attached Oyakatas..) discussed
future operations with Asakayama, riji of the same Ichimon (former Ozeki
KaioU), and Sadogatake, the head of crisis management at the Kyokai, at the
Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Regarding the collective guidance system of
five people, including the attached Oyakata, he explained, "We will have
all the Oyakata look after the heya and provide guidance. It won't be a
situation where there is a top Shisho and then the Oyakatas, but rather
everyone will be on the same level looking after the deshi. The attached
Oyakatas will also have a say." In the future, Asakayama and others may
inspect the heya. "We will gather information on even the smallest things
in the heya and report to Asakayama. Asakayama will then report it to his
superiors," he said, explaining that they will report about once a month.
"Even more so. It's not just the shisho who will be doing the guidance; I'm
doing it too, and we're all involved in that, so the keiko area won't
change, but the Oyakatas attached to the heya need to cooperate more in
terms of personal life." Currently, the keiko area and lodgings of the
Isegahama heya are located far apart. "The Oyakatas attached to the beya
all have homes and families, but if they have free time, they will look
around the heya and drop by," he said, indicating that they will keep a
close eye on the heya not only during the day but also in the evenings and
at night.

*Me: Tateyama (ex-Homarefuji) is probably enjoying all this immensely. A
few years back it was rumored he was destined to take over Isegahama  beya
when the former Isegahama would retired, but the rather early retirement of
Terunofuji and his popularity (maybe..) changed all that at some point.
Just me being gossipy*

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It might have been.
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