By KENSUKE SUZUKI/ Staff Writer
January 26, 2022 at 07:30 JST
New makuuchi Oho, second from left, and Wakamotoharu, far right, stand on the ring for the “dohyo iri” ritual with ozeki Takakeisho, far left, and others on Jan. 9 at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan arena. (Tatsuya Shimada)
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