[SUMO] new Rijicho

[Masumi Abe <abe@accesscom.com>]

Tokitsukaze Oyakata was chosen as the new Rijicho, managing director of
Sumo Kyokai. The second vote getter was Kitanoumi Oyakata, but
Tokitsukaze Oyakata received the majority vote.

Before the Rijicho election started Sakaigawa Rijicho resigned and
decided not to seek for the new Rijicho position. He will be a new
general manager of Sumo Training School and a new general manager of
Sumo Museum.

Another news is that Takadagawa newly elected Riji was actually kicked
out of Takasago Ichimon. That means that Takadagawa-beya and the rikishi
belong to Takadagawa are no longer the members of Takasago Ichimon. At
the moment, I don't have any additional information which Ichimon
Takadagawa Oyakata and Takadagawa-beya will be accepted by.

In any case, it has been coup-like days for Sumo Kyokai.

The new Riji list:

Rijicho:
Tokitsukaze Oyakata (Former Ozeki Yutakayama: Tokitsukaze Ichimon)

Riji:
Takasago Oyakata (Former Komusubi Fujinishiki: Takasago Ichimon)
Sadogatake Oyakata (Former Yokozuna Kotozakura: Nishonoseki Ichimon)
Kitanoumi Oyakata (Former Yokozuna Kitanoumi: Dewanoumi Ichimon)
Futagoyama Oyakata (Former Ozeki Takanohana: Nishonoseki Ichimon)
Kise Oyakata (Former Maegashira Kiyonomori: Tatsunami-Isegahama Rengo)
Takadagawa Oyakata (Former Ozeki Maenoyama: independent?)
Oshima Oyakata (Former Ozeki Asahikuni: Tatsunami-Isegahama Rengo)
Magaki Oyakata (Former Yokozuna Wakanohana-II: Nishonoseki Ichimon)
Sakaigawa Oyakata (Former Yokozuna Sadanoyama: Dewanoumi Ichimon)

New Rijicho's Profile
Legal Name: UCHIDA Katsuo
Birth Date: August 18, 1937
School: Tokyo University of Agriculture
Highest Honor as an amateur: Collegeate Yokozuna
Shikona: Yutakayama
Highest Rank: Ozeki
Rank Started With: Makushita 10-maime-kaku (Mar. 1961)
Makushita: 3-basho
New Sekitori: Sep. 1961
Juryo: 2-basho
New Makuuchi: Jan. 1962
M9e (12-3: Kanto-sho), M3e (9-6), K2w (7-8), M1w (7-8),
M2w (12-3: Shukun-sho, Kanto-sho), Se (12-3: Shukun-sho, Kanto-sho),
Se (12-3: Shukun-sho, Kanto-sho)
New Ozeki: Mar. 1963
7-8, 13-2, 10-5, 13-2, 9-6, 8-7, 10-5, 9-6, 13-2, 11-4, 10-5, 9-6, 11-4,
11-4, 10-5, 5-10, 8-7, 10-5, 10-5, 9-6, 8-7, 7-8, 9-6, 9-6, 5-10, 1-6-8,
10-5, 6-9, 10-5, 7-8, 12-3, 10-5, 7-8, 4-11,
Last Basho: Sep. 1968
Makuuchi Total Record: 373-234-8 (.614)
Height: 189 cm
Weight: 137 kg
Yusho: none
Shukun-sho: 3
Kanto-sho: 4

-Toshiyori Masumiriki
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