[sumo] Former Komusubi dies

[Joe Kuroda]

--- (JDoreen$B!!(JSimmons
<JZ8D-SMMN at asahi-net.or.jp> wrote:

> His nephew followed him into sumo but was made to
> add the 'i' so 
> his shikona was 'Wakainami'; his uncle told him that
> he would not 
> be allowed to remove the 'i' and have the famous
> shikona until he 
> got into juryo; but I noticed that in January 2006
> the 'i' was quietly dropped.

Actually he was already ailing at that point and
wanted to see his nephew compete using the shikona
before his condition got serious. 

And he did get see him compete with his shikona so I
am sure it did make a difference.

.....Jonosuke 
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