<P> After sumo, he began to turn his talents to music, most notably with his collaboration with Rimi Natsukawa as well as L - Burna on the song' Livin Like Kings' . He often sings and raps in a mixture of English and Japanese . Konishiki can also play the ukulele . </P> <P> Following the 2011 earthquake, Konishiki has been a high - profile fund - raiser for disaster relief in the stricken regions of Japan . </P> <P> He started the Konishiki Kids Foundation to help underprivileged children from Hawaii to experience Japanese culture . </P> <Table> Konishiki Yasokichi <Tr> <Th> Year in sumo </Th> <Th> January Hatsu basho, Tokyo </Th> <Th> March Haru basho, Osaka </Th> <Th> May Natsu basho, Tokyo </Th> <Th> July Nagoya basho, Nagoya </Th> <Th> September Aki basho, Tokyo </Th> <Th> November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1982 </Th> <Th> x </Th> <Th> x </Th> <Th> x </Th> <Td> (Maezumo) </Td> <Td> East Jonokuchi #32 7--0 Champion </Td> <Td> West Jonidan #56 7--0 Champion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> West Sandanme #50 6--1 </Td> <Td> West Sandanme #2 6--1 </Td> <Td> West Makushita #28 6--1 </Td> <Td> West Makushita #8 4--3 </Td> <Td> East Makushita #6 6--1--P </Td> <Td> West Jūryō #12 11--4--P </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1984 </Th> <Td> East Jūryō #3 4--5--6 </Td> <Td> West Jūryō #10 13--2 Champion </Td> <Td> East Jūryō #2 11--4 Champion </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #11 8--7 </Td> <Td> West Maegashira #6 12--3 OF </Td> <Td> West Sekiwake #1 5--6--4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1985 </Th> <Td> West Maegashira #1 6--9 </Td> <Td> West Maegashira #3 8--7 </Td> <Td> West Komusubi #1 12--3 </Td> <Td> West Sekiwake #1 9--6 </Td> <Td> East Sekiwake #1 Sat out due to injury 0--0--15 </Td> <Td> West Maegashira #9 11--4 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1986 </Th> <Td> West Komusubi #1 10--5 </Td> <Td> East Komusubi #1 12--3 FT </Td> <Td> West Sekiwake #1 3--6--6 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #4 Sat out due to injury 0--0--15 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #4 12--3 O </Td> <Td> West Sekiwake #1 10--5 O </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> East Sekiwake #1 10--5 O </Td> <Td> East Sekiwake #1 11--4 </Td> <Td> East Sekiwake #1 12--3 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 9--6 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 12--3 </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #1 8--7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> East Ōzeki #2 13--2 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 8--7 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 8--7 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 8--7 </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #2 3--12 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #2 10--5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> East Ōzeki #2 3--9--3 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #2 10--5 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #2 9--6 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #2 8--7 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #2 5--10 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #2 14--1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> East Ōzeki #1 10--5 </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki 13--2--PPP </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #1 12--3 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 10--5 </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #1 9--6 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 10--5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1991 </Th> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 0--1--14 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 9--6 </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #1 14--1--P </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #1 12--3 </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #1 11--4 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 13--2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> East Ōzeki #1 12--3 </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #1 13--2 </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #1 9--6 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 10--5 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 9--6 </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #1 0--2--13 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 10--5 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 9--6 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 7--8 </Td> <Td> West Ōzeki #1 9--6 </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #2 0--2--13 </Td> <Td> East Ōzeki #2 6--9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> West Sekiwake #2 2--13 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #9 8--7 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #5 5--10 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #12 8--7 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #10 8--7 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #5 6--9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1995 </Th> <Td> West Maegashira #8 8--7 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #3 5--10 </Td> <Td> West Maegashira #7 5--10 </Td> <Td> West Maegashira #13 9--6 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #5 5--10 </Td> <Td> West Maegashira #10 8--7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> East Maegashira #8 7--8 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #9 6--9 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #14 10--5 </Td> <Td> West Maegashira #8 8--7 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #4 4--11 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #9 6--9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> East Maegashira #13 8--7 </Td> <Td> West Maegashira #10 6--7--2 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #14 8--7 </Td> <Td> West Maegashira #9 8--7 </Td> <Td> West Maegashira #2 0--11--4 </Td> <Td> East Maegashira #14 Retired 5--9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="7"> Record given as win - loss - absent Top Division Champion Top Division Runner - up Retired Lower Divisions <P> Sanshō key: F = Fighting spirit; O = Outstanding performance; T = Technique Also shown: = Kinboshi (s); P = Playoff (s) Divisions: Makuuchi--Jūryō--Makushita--Sandanme--Jonidan--Jonokuchi </P> Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna--Ōzeki--Sekiwake--Komusubi--Maegashira </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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