In a watershed moment for Japanese sumo, Onosato has been inaugurated as yokozuna, ending a seven-year hiatus in domestic ascendancy to the sport's zenith, a period largely characterised by Mongolian hegemony; the Japan Sumo Association's conferment of this signal honour upon Nakamura Daiki, a 191-kilogram colossus hailing from the quake-stricken Ishikawa prefecture, follows his triumph at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament and presages a compelling rivalry with incumbent Mongolian yokozuna Hoshoryu, with the forthcoming Nagoya tournament poised to be a crucible of their respective prowess, as Onosato dedicates his newfound eminence to the invigoration of his devastated homeland.