In Photos: Tochinoshin grasps assured promotion to ozeki

Sekiwake Tochinoshin, right, beats Ikioi in a bout on the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo venue in Tokyo, on May 27, 2018. (Mainichi)

Sekiwake Tochinoshin, who has solidified his promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki, laughs as a barber adjusts his hair at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo venue in Tokyo, on May 27, 2018. (Mainichi)

With his promotion assured, Tochinoshin waves to a roaring audience as he leaves the dohyo ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo venue on May 27, 2018. (Mainichi)

Sekiwake Tochinoshin holds the trophies for the Fighting Spirit Prize and the Technique Prize during a photograph session at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo venue in Tokyo on May 27, 2018. (Mainichi)

Sekiwake Tochinoshin, right, fights against No. 5 maegashira Ikioi on the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo venue in Tokyo, on May 27, 2018. (Mainichi)

With his promotion assured, sekiwake Tochinoshin smiles during a TV interview despite missing the chance to win the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo venue in Tokyo, on May 27, 2018. (Mainichi)

With his promotion assured, sekiwake Tochinoshin smiles during an interview at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo venue in Tokyo, on May 27, 2018. (Mainichi)

Sekiwake Tochinoshin, left, smiles at a press conference with his stable master Kasugano in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 28, 2018. (Mainichi)

Sekiwake Tochinoshin smiles at a press conference in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 28, 2018, a day after the conclusion of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. (Mainichi)

Sekiwake Tochinoshin poses for photographers in front of the Kasugano sumo stable which he belongs to in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 28, 2018. (Mainichi)