Banzuke

Nihon Sumō Kyōkai

The Japan Sumo Association, which runs professional sumo.

The Nihon Sumō Kyōkai is the Japan Sumo Association, usually shortened to JSA. It runs professional sumo, from the six tournaments a year to the banzuke published before each one. It also keeps the official list of 82 winning techniques. Its present form dates from December 1925, and it became a public interest foundation in 2014.

We haven't yet checked this kanji against the Japan Sumo Association's own pages.

toshiyori
An elder of the Japan Sumo Association. There are 105 elder names.
banzuke
The official ranking list, published before each tournament.
kimarite
The winning technique. The JSA's official list has 82.
honbasho
One of the six official tournaments each year.

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