[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Ex-Youtsukasa passes away

[Jeff A]

Lots coming from Moti today.

Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson
Gaijingai

For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these:
It might have been.
- John Greenleaf Whittier


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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Ex-Youtsukasa passes away
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Ex-Makuuchi Youtsukasa <https://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi.aspx?r=64> has
died at the age of 51 on the 11th at a hospital in Saitama Prefecture. He
was  originally from Mie Prefecture. A graduate of Nihon University, he
joined former sekiwake Tochitsukasa's Irumagawa beya and made his debut in
Hatsu 1996. Using his thrusting and pushing techniques, he was promoted to
the Juryo in May1998. At the same time, he changed his shikona from his
real name, Suzuki, to Youtsukasa. He made his debut in Makuuchi in May of
1999. His highest rank was East Maegashira 11. He retired after Aki  of
2005. He then served as an Oyakata at Irumagawa beya, where he trained the
next generation of rikishi, but retired from the Kyokai in January 2012. He
had reportedly been battling illness in recent years.

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