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- ↑ "【スポーツ】友綱親方７０歳退職 駄目押しの白鵬諭した厳しさと温かさ「子供のことを考えなさい」５７年角界人生を全う (Tomozuna Oyakata retired at the age of 70". daily.co.jp. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
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