Updated November 11, 2026 · This week · All headlines

Arashifuji Pushes Out Fellow Rookie Dewanoryu, Powered by Mom's Cooking

New makuuchi man Arashifuji, 22 (Isegahama), East Maegashira 16, beat fellow newcomer West Maegashira 14 Dewanoryu, 25 (Dewanoumi), on Day 4, thrusting repeatedly and pushing him out, Nikkan Sports reports. Both are 3-1; Dewanoryu had been 3-0. The Fukuoka native's family home is about 15 minutes from his lodgings, and the night before he took his tsukebito home for dinner: pork belly rolled around shiso and cheese, a childhood favorite he requested, eaten with ponzu.

Source: Yahoo! Japan Sports (Nikkan Sports)

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