second-oldest post-war jūryō champion, and at 62 tournaments, it is the largest space between jūryō championships in post-war history. Maegashira Kyokutenhō, at 40 years and two months old, wins his seventh Fighting Spirit prize and becomes the oldest special prize recipient in history. He surpasses the record held by Wakasegawa, who received the Technique prize at 38 years and nine months old. Oyakata Tateyama (former sekiwake Tamanofuji) retires from the Japan Sumo Association as he is about to reach the mandatory retirement age of 65. However, he subsequently becomes the first applicant of the Association's new reemployment provision for elders. 24: Oyakata Hanaregoma (former sekiwake Tamanoshima) and oyakata Nishonoseki (former maegashira Tamarikidō) transfer from the Kataonami stable to the Matsugane stable. December 1: Oyakata Matsugane (former ōzeki Wakashimazu) and oyakata Nishonoseki (former maegashira Tamarikidō) exchange elder names, and the Matsugane stable is renamed the Nishonoseki stable. 15: Former maegashira Tochinowaka retires. Deaths May 18: Former ozeki Kaiketsu, also former Hanaregoma Oyakata and head of the Sumo Association, aged 66. August 12: Former komusubi Futatsuryū Jun'ichi, also former Tokitsukaze Oyakata, who was jailed after a hazing scandal, aged 64, of lung cancer. August 29: Former komusubi Ryūko Seihō, also former Hanaregoma Oyakata, and an actor and celebrity, aged 73, of a heart attack. September 17: Former sekiwake Wakachichibu, also former Tokiwayama Oyakata, aged 75, of liver failure. See also Glossary of sumo terms List of active sumo wrestlers List of years in sumo List of yokozuna References Sumo by year Sumo