Louis Harnett O’Meara

Oct 19, 2023 | monocle.com | Andrew Mueller |Lucrezia Motta |Louis Harnett O’Meara |Naomi Elegant

LThe stories you should be paying attention to – and the ones you might have missed. With 1,187 career wins and a record 45 grand tournament victories, Hakuho Sho is often described as the greatest sumo wrestler of all time. His retirement ceremony in 2021 was attended by dignitaries including a former Japanese prime minister and the president of the Toyota Motor Corporation. But Hakuho is not a typical yokozuna (those who have achieved the highest rank in sumo).