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Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi

Japanese sumo wrestler

Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi (Japanese: 北勝海信芳; born June 22, 1963 as Nobuyoshi Hoshi (保志信芳)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō. He was the sport's 61st yokozuna and won eight top division championships.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 22, 1963.¹

About

He wrestled for Kokonoe stable. In 1989 he and Chiyonofuji were the first yokozuna stablemates to take part in a play-off for the championship. After a number of injury problems he retired in 1992, and is now the head coach of Hakkaku stable. In November 2015 he was appointed chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, following the death of Kitanoumi, initially to serve until the end of March 2016. He was then elected as head for a full term by his fellow board members in a vote held in March 2016. He was reappointed to a full term as chairman five times, most recently in 2026.

From Wikipedia’s article on Hokutoumi Nobuyoshi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Japan Sumo AssociationChair 2015 to now⁹

Early life and education

Hoshi was born in Hiroo, Hokkaidō. An uncle was an acquaintance of former yokozuna Kitanofuji, who by then had retired from competition and was running Kokonoe stable, and at his invitation Hoshi moved to Tokyo. Upon leaving school, his first appearance in the ring was March 1979, aged just 15, using his real name as his shikona or ring name. Also starting at the same time was future yokozuna Futahaguro.

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Career

Occupation: sports executive, rikishi.⁶

Since 2015Director, Japan Sumo Association^{3 4}
Since 2015Chair, Japan Sumo Association⁵

Personal life

BornJun 22, 1963, Hokkaidō⁷
CitizenshipJapan⁸

Sources

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WikidataHokutoumi Nobuyoshi on Wikidata
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WikipediaHokutoumi Nobuyoshi on Wikipedia
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WikidataHokutoumi Nobuyoshi: Director, Japan Sumo Association, on Wikidata
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WikidataDirector, Japan Sumo Association, as reported
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WikidataHokutoumi Nobuyoshi: Chair, Japan Sumo Association, on Wikidata
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WikidataHokutoumi Nobuyoshi: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataHokutoumi Nobuyoshi: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataHokutoumi Nobuyoshi: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataJapan Sumo Association, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsHokutoumi Nobuyoshi photo by Ogiyoshisan, CC BY-SA 4.0