Sumo rankings for January dropped on Sunday The Japan Sumo Association just released their banzuke (rankings document) for the next Grand Sumo tournament. That tournament, the hatsu basho (New Year tournament), will start on January 12th and run until January 26th. The banzuke determines the rank of division each of the country’s 600 or so registered rikishi (sumo wrestlers). All these wrestlers, minus those who are injured, will compete in the forthcoming 15 day tournament, hoping to secure kachi-koshi (winning … Continue reading Grand Sumo Rankings: Hakuoho Returns to Top Division