▁wins ▁to ▁ 5 ▁losses ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁tournament ▁was ▁sufficient ▁to ▁restore ▁him ▁to ▁ ō ze ki . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁runner - up ▁for ▁the ▁fourth ▁time , ▁to ▁W ak an oh ana ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 3 – 2 ▁record . ▁He ▁followed ▁that ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁super b ▁ 1 4 – 1 ▁record ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁tournament , ▁defe ating ▁W ak an oh ana , ▁K itan ou mi ▁and ▁W aj ima , ▁ ▁only ▁losing ▁the ▁championship ▁in ▁a ▁play off ▁to ▁W aj ima ▁on ▁the ▁final ▁day . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁he ▁was ▁finally ▁promoted ▁to ▁y ok oz una . ▁The ▁ 9 7 ▁tournament s ▁it ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁is ▁the ▁slow est ▁ever ▁progress ▁to ▁sum o ' s ▁top ▁rank . ▁His ▁o y ak ata ▁declared ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁happy ▁with ▁just ▁one ▁more ▁y ū sh ō ▁before ▁M ien ou mi ' s ▁ret irement . ▁In ▁the ▁event , ▁M ien ou mi ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁tournament s ▁as ▁y ok oz una , ▁the ▁latter ▁with ▁a ▁perfect ▁score , ▁but ▁after ▁this ▁had ▁several ▁abs ences ▁due ▁to ▁injury ▁and ▁ill ness , ▁fighting ▁a ▁full ▁fifteen ▁b outs ▁in ▁only ▁four ▁tournament s ▁as ▁y ok oz una , ▁before ▁ret iring ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁He ▁has ▁the