In view of their good showing in the autumn main professional sumo tourney, Azumafuji, "ozeki," and Masuiyama, "sekiwake," were promoted to the rank of "yokozuna" and "ozeki," respectively, at a conference of the Japan Sumo Association held in Osaka Tuesday morning, October 26.
    With Azumafuji as the 40th "yokozuna," the number of grand champions now on the roster of the association has increased to four, the three others being Haguroyama, Terukuni and Maedayama.
    A native of Tokyo Metropolis, the new "yokozuna" (real name Kin-ichi Inoue) is 27 years old. He has a ring career of 13 years.
    The 29 year old new "ozeki," Masuiyama, (real name Kuniaki Sawada) hails from Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture and has a ring career of 14 years.