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Yūshō (優勝, victory, championship) is the term for a
championship in ****anese. This
article focuses on
championships in the
sport of
professional sumo...
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Yushō disease (油症, lit. 'oil symptoms') was a m****
poisoning by
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
which occurred in
northern Kyūshū, ****an, in 1968. In...
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highest rank in sumo, yokozuna. With a
record 45
total championships (
yūshō) at the top
makuuchi division, he is
widely considered to be the greatest...
- Kaihō
Yūshō (海北 友松, 1533–1615); real name:
Kaiho Shōeki, "brush name":
Yusho (alternative names: Josetsusai, Yūkeisai, Yūtoku), was a ****anese painter...
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abbreviation of fundoshi.
Yūshō (優勝) A
tournament championship in any division,
awarded to the
wrestler who wins the most bouts.
Yūshō arasoi (優勝争い) 'Struggle...
- The
table below lists the
runners up (jun-
yusho) in the top
makuuchi division at
official sumo
tournaments or
honbasho since the six
tournaments per year...
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wrestlers (September 2024) are
indicated by italics. The
number of top
division yūshō (championships) won by each ōzeki is also listed.
There is no requirement...
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wrestlers concerned.
Names in bold mark an
undefeated victory (a zenshō-
yūshō).
Names in
italics mark a
victory by a maegashira.
Figures in
brackets mark...
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Justo Takayama Ukon (ジュスト高山右近), born
Takayama Hikogorō (高山彦五郎) and also
known as Dom
Justo Takayama (c. 1552/1553 - 5
February 1615) was a ****anese Catholic...
- sport's 35th
yokozuna from 1937
until his
retirement in 1945. He won
twelve yūshō or top
division championships and had a
winning streak of 69 consecutive...
