Injury-hit Kakuryu proceeds with caution toward New Year meet Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you're not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Yokozuna Kakuryu (right) trains at Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 19. | POOL / VIA KYODO Kyodo Dec 29, 2020 Yokozuna Kakuryu held his final practice of the year on Monday ahead of the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, where he hopes to overcome a run of injuries that have forced his withdrawal from the past three meets. The Mongolian-born grand champion, who will be competing for the first time since obtaining Japanese citizenship, worked up a sweat in a full-contact session in preparation for the 15-day meet starting Jan. 10, his stablemaster Michinoku said.