Ceremony to Present the Prime Minister's Award
Monday, April 26, 2010
Photograph of the Prime Minister presenting a certificate of award 1
Photograph of the Prime Minister presenting a certificate of award 2
Photograph of the Prime Minister presenting a shield 1
Photograph of the Prime Minister presenting a shield 2
Commemorative photograph of the Prime Minister with Ozeki Kaio and others
Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama held a ceremony to present the Prime Minister's Award to Mr. Hiroyuki Koga (Ozeki Kaio), a sumo wrestler, at the Prime Minister's Office, and presented him with a certificate of award and a shield.
The award was presented to acknowledge Ozeki Kaio's outstanding achievements as a sumo wrestler in making contributions to sports promotion in Japan. Through long years of sincere commitment, Ozeki Kaio achieved the records of the longest run of tournament appearances in makuuchi* (100) and of the top number of bouts won in makuuchi (823), overcoming a number of difficulties.
* The top division of professional sumo