Today was sen shu raku (千秋楽：literally thousand autumn pleasures), the last day of the Grand Sumo Tournament of hatsu basho (初場所), the first tournament of the year.
Until yesterday Yokozuna Asashoryu (横綱 朝青龍)has been the only wrestler that won every match (14-0). And the second was Yokozuna Hakuho (横綱 白鵬) who lost one game(13-1). Today they had a match, and Hakuho won. Therefore they became 14-1 vs 14-1, which led to another match between them.
As a result Yokozuna Asashoryu won and became a champion after 5 grand tournaments. This became his 23rd victory. He has been absent for the last three tournaments because of his left elbow problem, therefore this is called "revival victory."
At the ceremony, in addition to the Emperor's Cup, Prime Minister Taro Aso (総理大臣 麻生太郎) gave him a certificate and the Prime Ministry cup.
Congratulations!
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