Re: [Sumo] - Historical Query - List of all Showa Rikishi

[Joe Kuroda <joe_kuroda@yahoo.com>]

If I may offer my 2 euros...

I am sorry if I sound too simplistic but isn't it the case some pre
and post war rikishis were active during the war years (i.e. between
1942-1945, Showa 17-20) ?  

The war ended in August 1945. Didn't Futabaya retire after this date
so he qualifies also as a post-war rikishi ? 

But since I don't have the books in front of me, I could be totally
wrong...then I apologized for wasting your time. 

---John Tilley <john@tilley.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
> I would welcome an answer to a question that has me baffled - I
> suspect that if I could read just a little more Japanese - the book
> would answer this - but I can't. I have two copies of "Ozumo Rikishi
> Meikan" by Mizuno and Kyosu - the rikishi are divided into what I
> translate as pre-war and post-war - the post-war rikishi start at
> Futabayama and are in the order they entered makunouchi - the first of
> the post-war rikishi is Futabayama who entered makunouchi in Showa 7
and
> retired in Showa 20 - ie 1945.
> 
>     However there is overlap with the rikishi at the back of the
book -
> "Showa Rikishi pre-war" - so we have Asahikawa (entered makunouchi
Showa
> 7 - retired Showa 17) through a total of 55 rikishi to Asahibayama
> (entered makunouchi Showa 18 and retired Showa 20). This period
overlaps
> with 38 rikishi at the front of the book. (Futabayama to Midorikuni).
> 
>      Can anyone tell me what is going here please? If I want a list of
> all makunouchi rikishi of the Showa and Heisei era in enter makunouchi
> order it looks like I have to merge two lists. 
> 
> Many Thanks - John
> 
> -- 
> John Tilley
> 

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