Today was risshun (立春), one of nijyushisekki (二十四節気) the 24 solar terms. The last one was daikan (大寒) on January 20, and the next one is usui (雨水) on February 19.
Risshun literally means stand spring. It is the first day of spring by the old calendar. On the calender it is spring, but it was very cold today, so will be tomorrow.
Today's big news was the announcement of the retirement of the Yokozuna Asashoryu(横綱朝青龍). He was the champion of the last January grand sumo tournament. However during the tournament one night he got drunk and had a violence. This scandal caused him to retire.
He was the 68th Yokozuna, grand champion sumo wrestler. He has become a champion for 25th tournaments. It is the 3rd record in history. He has compiled a 669-173 record since January 2001.
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