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Sumo Scene / Japan’s Sumo Rikishi Ranks Buoyed by Graduates from High School in Saitama Prefecture

In sumo circles, a new recruit who joins a sumo stable right out of junior high school is known as a “tatakiage.” They take their first steps as a professional at the age of 15. In the past, the large majority of wrestlers followed the tatakiage path.

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読売新聞オンライン broke the news in Japan on Wednesday, May 13, 2026.
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