Retirement From The Ring
In September 1989 while Chiyonofuji was still active, the Japan Sumo Association decided to profer the special status of ichidai-toshiyori (one-generation sumo-elder using his ring name as his elder name) to him, but he declined it because he intended to inherit another elder name. Following his retirement from the ring in May 1991, Chiyonofuji inherited the elder name "Jinmaku"; then in 1992 he and his stablemaster Kokonoe (the 52nd Yokozuna Kitanofuji) exchanged their elder names ("Jinmaku" and "Kokonoe") and he took over Kokonoe stable. Under him, his stable has produced several wrestlers including former ōzeki Chiyotaikai, former komusubi Chiyotenzan and former maegashira Chiyohakuhō. He also served for some years as a competition judge or shinpan. In February 2008 he joined the board of directors of the Japan Sumo Association, where he was responsible for organising the regional tours or jungyo, but he had to resign in April 2011 after his wrestler Chiyohakuhō admitted involvement in match-fixing and retired from sumo.
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