<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><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: Wed, May 27, 2026 at 5:57 PM<br>Subject: [Sumo news] - More on new Juryo Arashifuji<br>To: Sumo Newsletter2 <<a href="mailto:sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com">sumo-newsletter2@googlegroups.com</a>><br></div><br><br><span style="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"">On the 27th, the Kyokai held the banzuke committee meeting for the Nagoya Basho in Tokyo and announced the promotion of Arashifuji (21, Isegahama beya) to Juryo. In Natsu, he was ranked Makushita 2E and had a record of 5 wins and 2 losses. On the final day, he defeated Oukaryuu from Juryo and will become a sekitori after about two years since his debut in Haru of 2024. The 21-year-old also has a love for music. In Nagoya, he will create a new "storm" on the dohyo, just as his shikona suggests. In contrast to the bravado of his shikona, his tone at the press conference was calm. Standing next to his Oyakata Isegahama at his heya in Tokyo, Arashifuji quietly savored his joy at being promoted to Juryo, saying, "It was one of my goals, so I'm happy." Despite his small stature of 172 cm and 123 kg, he has forged his own path with a low, powerful tachiai and a swift pushing attack. He cited the "high-quality training" at his heya, which boasts eight sekitori , as the reason for his rapid rise, and declared his determination to "work hard to wrestle in a way that creates a storm." His Oyakata also expressed his expectations, saying, "I want him to create a storm on the dohyo." Arashifuji also revealed an surprising side of himself. In elementary school, he was involved in brass band activities and is a music lover, with "</span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8y_RsF4TSw" rel="external nofollow noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(26,32,44);text-decoration:underline;font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"" target="_blank">Back Number</a><span style="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"">" being his favorite band for karaoke. Since changing his name to Arashifuji at this year's January tournament, he has been asked more often to sing songs by the nationally popular group </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arashi" rel="external nofollow noopener" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(26,32,44);text-decoration:underline;font-family:Inter,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol"" target="_blank">"Arashi,"</a><span style="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""> but he declared, "I'm not confident I can sing a single song of theirs. I think I'll be asked again in the future, so I have to memorize them.." indicating that he will also be doing singing keiko. Looking ahead to the Nagoya basho, where he will compete as a new Juryo rikishi, he said, "First of all, I want to get a kachikoshi. I also want to aim for double-digit wins and the yusho." In contrast to his quiet demeanor, he is poised to carve a new mark on the dohyo with an Arashi whirlwind. [Ryotaro Yamada]</span>
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