<div dir="auto">Moti </div><div><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Best regards,<div dir="auto">Gaijingai   </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div>For of all sad words of tongue or pen,</div><div>The saddest are these:</div><div>It might have been.</div><div>- John Greenleaf Whittier</div></div></div></div></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Moti Dichne</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:niramiai@gmail.com">niramiai@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, May 19, 2026 at 7:06 PM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - Yobidashi Kunio<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"">Juryo yobidashi Kunio, by far the best looking and with the best voice, celebrated his 53rd birthday today. If we're being honest, he doesn't look a day older than 30.. As he usually celebrates his birthday during the Hatsu basho, he said, "I'm just one full cycle away from retirement, exactly 12 years from now. I don't feel any special awareness of my work just because it's today." On this day, he announced the matches between Enhou and Nishinoryuu, and Kayou and Tochitaikai. He experienced the excitement of the crowd during the Enhou match and was surprised, saying, "I realized once again how popular he is. It was a shame that he lost, but the cheers were incredible." His distinctive beautiful voice was still in full force that day, adding color to the dohyo with his announcements. "At this age, I just hope to stay healthy and free from illness and injury. I don't have any high expectations," he said.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"">The guy is great..</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"">Kunio:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-bottom:0px;color:rgb(53,60,65);font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol""><a href="https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/img/202605190000778-w500_0.jpg" title="Enlarge image" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(23,126,201);text-decoration:underline;background-color:transparent;outline:0px" target="_blank"><img alt="202605190000778-w500_0.jpg" height="517" width="500" src="https://www.nikkansports.com/battle/sumo/news/img/202605190000778-w500_0.jpg" style="box-sizing:border-box;vertical-align:middle;max-width:100%;height:auto"></a></p>

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