1.   His retirement leaves fellow former Hawaiians Akebono and Musashimaru, and Mongolian Kyokushuzan as the only foreign wrestlers in the top division.

2.   In that year the sumo elders imposed a limit of two on the number of foreign wrestlers at each sumo stable.

3.   Foreign wrestlers in junior divisions all were idle Friday.

4.   He was the first foreign wrestler to reach the rank of ozeki, the second-highest in the sport.

5.   In the juryo division, just below the top makuuchi division, all four foreign wrestlers lost their bouts.

6.   In the junior divisions, all foreign wrestlers lost Thursday.

7.   No foreign wrestlers had bouts in junior divisions Thursday.

8.   No foreign wrestlers had bouts Sunday in makushita, the top junior division.

9.   No foreign wrestlers in junior divisions had bouts Tuesday.

10.   No foreign wrestlers had bouts in junior divisions Tuesday.