Re: former Onaruto's book

[abe@zoom.com (Masumi Abe)]

I don't know if this will satisfy your request, but this is the list of the
contents.

Chapter 1: Secret meetings to fix matches
        Five rikishi (Kotetsuyama, Toshioyama, Shikinohana, Ryuko, Mutsuarashi)
        had a meeting to make Kitanofuji a new Yokozuna. Kitanofuji's friend
        Tamanoshima (promoted simultaniously and became Yokozuna Tamanoumi) 
        agreed to help them.

C-2: Why Jimmaku (Oyakata, former Yokozuna Kitanofuji) sue me?
        Onaruto-beya rikishi Itai was the main fixer along with Sakahoko during
        the time Yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Yokozuna Hokutoumi were the "best"
        rikishi. Jimmaku Oyakata knew all about Itai helped his two yokozuna.
        Yokozuna Kashiwado (current Kagamiyama Oyakata) was the beginning of
        present day fixing trend, and Yokozuna Kitanofuji (current Jimmaku
Oyakata)
        set fixing trend into a daily activities. Yokozuna Taiho was
gachinko rikishi
        upto his 20th yusho. Kitanoumi Oyakata is very popular in Sumo Kyokai, 
        because he was willing to sell "hoshi" rather than buying them. People
        bought so many yusho, such as Taiho, Chiyonofuji can't be very
popular in
        Sumo Kyokai, in spite of their "achievements".

C-3: The members of Evaluation Committee are all chronic fixers.
        Evaluation Committee members, Takasaki Oyakata (former Oginohana, 
        Oginishiki and Oginohana's father), Oitekaze Oyakata (former Oiteyama),
        Kimigahama Oyakata (former Kitaseumi) and Oshima Oyakata (former 
        Asahikuni) are all too familiar with fixing matches.
        Sometimes fixed matche does not go very well. They try to make it look
        like a good long match, and when the rikishi who is supposed to win get
        tired or lose balance before the end of scenario, he may lose. The most
        famous such match was involved Kotozakura (current Sadogatake Oyakata).
        He slipped and lost in the very important fixed match. After these
incidents,
        rikishi decided to go rather quickly in fixed matches. The typical
scenario
        for tsukioshi matches are to have rikishi-to-be-lost push hard first and
        then the rikishi-to-be-win push right back after getting close to
the edge,
        before finishing the scenario. For yotsu-zumo, rikishi-to-be-lost
will give
        rikishi-to-be-win, his favorite "kumi-te" and lose easily after a while.
        Gachinko rikishi among current oyakata in Sumo Kyokai are Daiju
(Tateyama
        Oyakata), Ohshio (Shikihide Oyakata), Fujizakura (Nakamura Oyakata),
        Yoshinohana and Washuuyama (Dewanoumi Oyakata). But these oyakata
        have not promoted well in Kyokai.

C-4: The reality of Toshiyori-Kabu (The rights to be an Oyakata)
C-5: Gangsters are good Tanimachi (sponsors) for rikishi.
C-6: Dark companionship (relationship) and women-hunt
C-7: Yokozuna with National Honored Citizen Award also utilized fixed
matches often.
C-8: Yokozuna Wajiwa also unitized fixed matches often.
C-9: For the stable masters, hombasho out of Tokyo are their favorites.
C-10: Oyakata earn extra money through selling tickets.
C-11: The first incident which caused Sumo Kyokai to ban Gaijin rikishi
C-12: Sadogatake Oyakata is most "talented" in scouting young prospects.
C-13: Fixing matches are still going very strong, even now.
C-14: Jungyo is basically a trip for sex acts and gambles.

Most of his story is based on his own experience as a sumo insider and a fixer.
He is (was) the first-hand witness.

-Masumiriki

Mina Hall さんが  3:46 PM 6/13/96 -0700ごろに
「Re: former Onaruto's book」の件で：
>Hi Masumiriki,
>     I just returned from Japan and also saw Onaruto's book as well (they
>were selling like hot cakes!).  Unfortunately, I can't read Japanese well
>enough to comphrehend everything.  If it isn't too much trouble, could you
>give a detailed outline about the book?  I'm sure a lot of people (who can't
>read Japanese) would be very interested in the juicy scoups.  I wonder if
>there will ever be an English version?  Does the Sumo Association have any
>comment about the book?
>
>Mahalo,
>Mina