[sumo] Re: Death of Watanabe

[Jones Earle <earle.jones@comcast.net>]

On Apr 4, 2005, at 6:20 PM, masumi wrote:

> Earle:
>
> His name should be: Takeji Watanabe, a former president of Kyodo News
> Service.
> His wife is:
>
> Chiyo Watanabe
> 1-14-5 Nakadai
> Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
> Japan
>
> Mr. Takeji Watanabe was a president of Kyodo News Service from 
> 1978-1985,
> and passed away on April 2, 2005.
>
> That was the only Mr. Watanabe who passed away earlier this month.
>
> The news did not mention anything about his association with Sumo 
> Kyokai.
>
> Masumi

Masumi-san:  Thanks for your response.  I have now found out that my 
friend and landlord in Roppongi was Watanabe Tadao, who was born in 
1898.  He would have been 107 years old in September.  I don't know 
exactly when he died -- it could have been last month or even earlier.  
I just heard about it yesterday.

Is there a way to search the Sumo Kyokai names back in the 1960s, '70s, 
and '80s?  I don't know whether he was Director of the YDCommittee or 
just a member.

I remember that his wife took my wife and I to the basho a few times 
back in 1985 or '86 -- in Chiyonofuji's prime time.  We had great 
seats!

How about another lunch?  As you probably know, Toshi Sushi-ya is 
closed now.  They have opened a very high-end kaiseki restaurant up in 
Sharon Heights, near Menlo Park.

Let's meet one of these days!

Thanks again,

earle
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