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___MASK78___ (  ) is the Japanese term for a professional sumo wrestler . The two kanji characters that make up the word are " strength / power " and " gentleman / samurai "; consequently , and more idiomatically , ' a gentleman of strength '. This is reflective of the strength and toughness expected of a sumo wrestler and the gentleman samurai image still afforded to sumo wrestlers who have continued into modern times to dress as the samurai of old . The demotion of Futen to the " makushita " division in July 2010 left the stable without any " sekitori " ( wrestlers in the salaried divisions ) for the first time since 1898 . This continued until Dewahayate was promoted to the " juryo " division for the November 2014 tournament ( in which he managed only 5 wins and was immediately demoted ). In January 2015 the stable saw ex -" maegashira " Towanoyama announce his retirement , leaving Dewaotori and the 44 - year - old Dewanosato , with four tournament in " juryo " between them , as the only other wrestlers apart from Dewahayate with any " sekitori " experience . However shortly afterwards the stable recruited former amateur " yokozuna " Mitakeumi who quickly made " juryo " in July 2015 and the top " makuuchi " division in January 2016 . Tokyo , officially Tokyo Metropolis , is the capital of Japan and one of its 47 prefectures . The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world . It is the seat of the ___MASK95___ of Japan and the Japanese government . Tokyo is in the Kant region on the southeastern side of the main island Honshu and includes the Izu Islands and Ogasawara Islands . Formerly known as Edo , it has been the de facto seat of government since 1603 when Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu made the city his headquarters . It officially became the capital after ___MASK95___ Meiji moved his seat to the city from the old capital of Kyoto in 1868 ; at that time Edo was renamed Tokyo . Tokyo Metropolis was formed in 1943 from the merger of the former and the . A sekitori (  ) is a " ___MASK78___ " ( sumo wrestler ) who is ranked in one of the top two professional divisions : " makuuchi " and " jry ". The name literally translates to having taken the barrier , as only a relatively small fraction of those who enter professional sumo achieve " sekitori " status . Russia ( from the  Rus '), also officially known as the Russian Federation , is a country in Eurasia . At , Russia is the largest country in the world by surface area , covering more than one - eighth of the Earth ' s inhabited land area , and the ninth most populous , with over 140 million people at the end of March 2016 . The European western part of the country is much more populated and urbanised than the eastern , about 77 % of the population live in European Russia . Russia ' s capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world , other ___MASK2___ urban centers include ___MASK8___ Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod and Samara . China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary ___MASK27___ state in East Asia . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , Chongqing , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . A Gyji (  ) is a ___MASK31___ in professional sumo wrestling in Japan . Korea is a historical state in East Asia , since 1945 divided into two distinct ___MASK27___ states : North Korea ( officially the " Democratic People ' s Republic of Korea ") and South Korea ( officially the " Republic of Korea "). Located on the Korean Peninsula , Korea is bordered by China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast . It is separated from Japan to the east by the Korea Strait and the East Sea . A ritual " is a sequence of activities involving gestures , words , and objects , performed in a sequestered place , and performed according to set sequence ." Rituals may be prescribed by the traditions of a community , including a ___MASK99___ community . Rituals are characterized but not defined by formalism , traditionalism , invariance , rule - governance , sacral symbolism , and performance . The calls a professional sumo wrestler , or " ___MASK78___ ", to the " dohy " ( wrestling ring ) immediately prior to his bout . He does this by calling the name of each wrestler fighting in turn whilst holding a traditional folding fan . The sport originated in Japan , the only country where it is practiced professionally . It is generally considered a " gendai bud " ( a modern Japanese martial art ), but this definition is misleading , as the sport has a history spanning many centuries . Many ancient traditions have been preserved in sumo , and even today the sport includes many ritual elements , such as the use of salt purification , from the days when sumo was used in the Shinto ___MASK40___ . Life as a wrestler is highly regimented , with rules regulated by the Japan Sumo Association . Most sumo wrestlers are required to live in communal sumo training stables , known in Japanese as " heya ", where all aspects of their daily lives  from meals to their manner of dress  are dictated by strict tradition . The is the body that operates and controls professional sumo wrestling in Japan under the jurisdiction of the Japanese ___MASK26___ of Education , Culture , Sports , Science and Technology . " ___MASK78___ " ( active wrestlers ), " gyji " ( referees ), " tokoyama " ( hairdressers ), and " yobidashi " ( ushers / handymen ), are all on the Association ' s payroll , but the organisation is run entirely by " toshiyori " ( elders ). The organization has its headquarters in Yokoami , Sumida , Tokyo . ___MASK5___ , officially the Republic of China ( ROC ), is a state in East Asia . Neighbors include China ( officially the People ' s Republic of China , abbreviated as PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . ___MASK5___ is the most populous state that is not a ___MASK9___ of the United Nations , and the one with the largest economy . Sadanoyama Shinmatsu (   , born February 18 , 1938 as Shinmatsu Sasada ) is a former sumo wrestler from Nagasaki Prefecture , Japan . He was the sport ' s 50th yokozuna . After his retirement he was the head coach of Dewanoumi stable and served as head of the Japan Sumo Association . Japan (" Nippon " or " Nihon " ; formally "" or " Nihon - koku ", means " State of Japan ") is a ___MASK27___ island nation in Eastern Asia . Located in the Pacific Ocean , It is lying off the eastern coast of the Asia Mainland ( east of China , Korea , Russia ) and stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and near Taiwan in the southwest . A tokoyama (  ) is a ___MASK42___ employed by the Japan Sumo Association to cut and prepare sumo wrestlers ' hair , which is done in a " chonmage " style . The Sumo Association ranks them according to experience and ability and only the most senior " tokoyama " are entitled to prepare the more ornate " oicho ", or ginkgo leaf form of topknot , which " sekitori " ranked wrestlers wear in their bouts and on other formal occasions . It may not seem to the casual observer that such a position is necessary , but the elaborate hairstyle of sumo wrestlers , especially " sekitori ", combined with the combative nature of sumo bouts and sumo practice make it necessary for these professionals to be on hand to maintain the topknots as they are expected to look .