Stuff from today..

[Moti Dichne]

Maegashira 1E Ichiyamamoto has further improved on the "fastest record in history" he set on the first day of this basho on the 11th. He faced a Yokozuna before the musubi no ichiban for the second day in a row. On the first day, he lost to Oonosato, and today, he lost to Houshouryuu. He made a mad dash to the shitakubeya every day. He stayed there for just 10 seconds, emerged from the bathroom, and in the blink of an eye, he had taken off his mawashi and was getting changed while being interviewed. He said, "If I don't hurry, the musubi no ichiban will start!" but he left the dressing room in just 4 minutes. On the first day, he was on his way home about 5 minutes after the end of his match. While it was unofficial, it was already the "fastest in history," and this time, it looks like he has further improved the record. After the musubi no ichiban, the spectators all head home, causing a crowd on the way out. To avoid this, he said, "I only washed my feet in the bath. I can just take a shower when I get home," in an attempt to shorten the escape time. On the first day, he was completely defeated by Oonosato, but "I was on the offensive today, so I'm glad. I want to do my best again tomorrow," and, frustrated by the start with a losing streak, he plans to quickly recover. The "speedster," whose signature style is his fast-moving thrusts, left his tsukebito behind, greeted the press with "Thank you for your hard work!" and ran out of the dressing room.

The guy in yellow featured in my video today? He's a 55 year old Kise beya koenkai member, specifically follows new Juryo Kazuma. When asked  directly,  he is Katsuragi Kenji (55), the head chef of "Kappo Takeshi" in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. He is a sumo fan who has been watching every single Tokyo tournament for about 10 years. He is also a supporter of Kise beya, graduated from Kanazawa Gakuin University High School (later Nihon University), and is a big fan of Kazuma. "I've seen him train since he was young. He dropped in the ranks once due to an injury. It was the same for Ura, so I saw him suffer setbacks." It is said that rikishi, including Ura, sometimes drop into Kappo Takeshi. The reason he dresses all in yellow is "so that the viewers will feel energized. Yellow brings good luck." The restaurant, which has been in business for 25 years, is filled with yellow, as are his cars and bicycles. On this day, he was returning to Kanazawa dressed all in yellow. "Kappo Takeshi" was introduced on the TBS program "Bananaman's Sekakuna Gourmet!!." He has been promoting crab dishes, saying, "We recommend our crab dishes.