Last month, Terunofuji from Mongolia, who was promoted to the 73rd Yokozuna, acquired the Japanese nationality necessary to become a master in the future.
Terunofuji, a 29-year-old from Mongolia, won the championship for the first time as Ozeki in the summer of May, and was promoted to the 73rd yokozuna after the place with a good result of 14 wins and 1 loss at the Nagoya place last month. ..
Terunofuji hasn't talked much about acquiring nationality as a "private thing", but according to the people concerned, it has indicated that it intends to remain in the Japan Sumo Association even after retiring, and has been Japanese nationality for several years. It means that the procedure was started for the acquisition of.
Then, on the 4th, it was announced in the official bulletin that he had acquired Japanese nationality.
According to the current regulations of the Japan Sumo Association, a retired wrestler must have Japanese nationality in order to become a master.
Yokozuna Hakuho acquired Japanese nationality in September, and last December, when Tsururyu's master was also active, and Yokozuna from Mongolia acquired Japanese nationality for the third time.