in the stricken regions of Japan. He started the Konishiki Kids Foundation to help underprivileged children from Hawaii to experience Japanese culture. In June 2022 he celebrated the 40th anniversary of his arrival in Japan with a party attended by chairman of the Japan Sumo Association Hakkaku, former yokozuna Wakanohana III and around 300 others. Career record See also Glossary of sumo terms List of sumo tournament top division champions List of sumo tournament top division runners-up List of sumo tournament second division champions List of heaviest sumo wrestlers List of past sumo wrestlers List of ōzeki References External links KONISHIKI web site Konishiki Kids Foundation 1963 births American sumo wrestlers Japanese sumo wrestlers American people of Samoan descent Japanese people of American descent Japanese people of Samoan descent Japanese-language singers Japanese musicians Naturalized citizens of Japan Ōzeki Sumo people from Hawaii Living people