Yokozuna Deliberation Council

The Yokozuna Deliberation Council (横綱審議委員会, Yokozuna shingī iinkai), sometimes called Yokozuna Promotion Council, and usually abbreviated in Japanese as Yokoshin (よこしん), is an advisory body to the Japan Sumo Association. The council considers candidates for promotion to sumo's top rank of yokozuna, before passing its recommendations to the Sumo Association. It also gives comments about san'yaku ranked wrestlers anticipating their potential promotions.

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