{"id":4540,"date":"2010-02-04T00:46:13","date_gmt":"2010-02-04T07:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/?p=4540"},"modified":"2010-02-04T02:42:14","modified_gmt":"2010-02-04T09:42:14","slug":"yokozuna-asashoryu-retires-%e6%a8%aa%e7%b6%b1%e6%9c%9d%e9%9d%92%e9%be%8d%e3%81%ae%e5%bc%95%e9%80%80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveljapanblog.com\/wordpress\/2010\/02\/yokozuna-asashoryu-retires-%e6%a8%aa%e7%b6%b1%e6%9c%9d%e9%9d%92%e9%be%8d%e3%81%ae%e5%bc%95%e9%80%80\/","title":{"rendered":"Yokozuna Asashoryu retires \u6a2a\u7db1\u671d\u9752\u9f8d\u306e\u5f15\u9000"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After Asashoryu won the January sumo tournament, I predicted<\/a> it would be his last time being grand champion, never imagining that it would be due to his retirement. I should have put some money down on that guess as he retired today.<\/p>\n

Since the tournament he has been under fire for hitting someone in the early morning during the tournament. Then it turned out he lied about who the person was. Now it looks like the Japan Sumo Association may have told Asashoryu that if he didn’t retire, in order to stop making them look bad, they would take some strict actions against him. <\/p>\n

Ironically, some may have thought, including myself, that the final day of the tournament may be Kaio’s last bout. Camera flashes were going crazy to capture what were his possible final moments in the ring. As it turns out, we were witness to Asashoryu’s final match, a defeat to Hakuho. Here are some more scenes from Asashoryu’s last tournament day as a professional sumo yokozuna. <\/p>\n

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Asashoryu’s final yokozuna ring-entrance ceremony (\u571f\u4ff5\u5165\u308a) in three parts…<\/p>\n

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The final stare down between Yokozuna Asashoryu and Yokozuna Hakuho…<\/p>\n

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The last picture I took of the day… Yokozuna Asashoryu waving the Mongolian flag as he rides away from Ryogoku Kokugikan for the last time as Grand Champion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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