Overview

• Onosato, real name Daiki Nakamura, clinched his second consecutive Summer Grand Sumo Tournament title to earn promotion to yokozuna from ozeki.
• He reached sumo’s top rank in just 13 tournaments—the fastest since the six-tourney calendar was introduced in 1958—shaving eight events off the previous modern-era pace.
• The 24-year-old is the first Japan-born wrestler to achieve yokozuna status since 2017 after a stretch dominated by Mongolian grand champions.
• He is slated to face January-promoted yokozuna Hoshoryu for the first time at the Nagoya Basho in July.
• The Japan Sumo Association formalized his promotion following approval by the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, which considers ozeki elevations without fixed criteria.