力士がいた

Kate Lyons “Tsunami hits Tonga after underwater volcanic eruption” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/15/tonga-tsunami-warning-as-volcano-erupts-at-sea
Kate Lyons and Joshua Mcdonald “Tonga volcano eruption: New Zealand and Australia send planes to assess tsunami damage” https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/16/pacific-tsunami-threat-recedes-as-volcano-ash-cloud-covers-tonga


トンガの海底火山噴火と津波に関して、肝心のトンガ王国における情況は断片的にしか伝えられていない。
さて、ワッシュ氏*1曰く、


もう「トンガ」*2ということで、角力とか力士とかを連想する人はいなくなったのかなと思っていた。
1974年に6名のトンガ人が国王の勅命によって日本の大相撲に入門したが、1976年に親方の死に伴うお家騒動に巻き込まれ、廃業を余儀なくされたということことがあった*3キング・ハク*4はその6人のトンガ人力士のうちのひとりで、廃業後米国に渡ってプロレスラーになった。力士時代の醜名は福ノ島。

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*4:See eg. https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%AF