Haru-basho Banzuke & Akebono Taro

[abe@kaleida.com (Masumi Abe)]

Haru-basho Banzuke will be announced this Sunday in US time, and Monday 27
in Japan time.

I predict a better performance by Akebono, this time.
The reason?
Because, there is a Japanese saying, "Haru wa Akebono". 
It means "The best in spring should be Akebono (or dawn)."

Also, there was 46th Yokozuna Asashio Taro who were particularly strong in
Osaka. He won 5 yusho and 4 of them were at Haru-basho in Osaka. (or may be
3 out of 4 yusho ?) 

Akebono shares his first name "Taro" with Yokozuna Asashio. Yokozuna
Asashio was the first rikishi from the area under US occupation after WW-II
and later became Takasago Oyakata who recruited Konishiki.

-Masumi