on this day: 1988

["Rowan Klein" <rowanchan@hotmail.com>]

This is the second case that I've come across with Futahaguro being on TV 
post leaving sumo. There was a case on March 13th 1988 in whcih he made a 
guest appearance on a home video show called Kosakin. The same day had 
photos of his hair cutting ceremony.
link http://www.juryo.com/newspaper/19880308.htm

Anyone remember seeing these programs? Wonder if they are available out 
there somewhere?

Mainichi Daily News, Wednesday 15th June 1988

TV Highlights
picture http://www.juryo.com/newspaper/19880615.jpg
After being ousted from sumodom, Koji Kitao (former Yokozuna Futahaguro) has 
been hitchhiking in the United States, teaching sumo to Japanese-American 
youngsters (photo) and trying boxing.

Global Documentary
TBS, CBC, MBS (7 - 7.54 p.m.)

Former Yokozuna Futahaguro became an ordinary man again and reverted back to 
his real Koji Kitao. His plan is to become a "sport adventurist," and with 
an English guidebook in hand, travels across North America experiencing many 
things along the way.

+*+*+*

Hokutoumi Likely To Sit Out Nagoya Basho

Yokozuna Hokutoumi, who had to withdraw from the final day sumo of the 
summer tourney in May due to a hip joint and back pain, is likely to sit out 
the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament as he still remains hospitalized.
The scrappy grand champion hurt his hip and back during warm-up exercises in 
his dressing room on the 14th day (May 21) in preparation for an afternoon 
bout against Ozeki Asashifuji. He entered a hospital the following day for 
treatment.
While the initial diagnosis was that the injury would take three weeks to 
heal, Hokutoumi is still recovering and is unable to practice.
The 15 day Nagoya tournament starts July 3 at the Aichi Prefectural 
Gymnasium.





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