Retirement From Sumo
He stayed in the sumo world after retirement as a coach at his stable, and was known as Onaruto and then Tamagaki Oyakata. His nephew was also a sumo wrestler in the Tatsunami stable, and reached a highest rank of makushita 2 before retiring in March 2010. He also used the Wakanami shikona, as well as the similar sounding Wakainami.
Wakanami died in a Tokyo hospital following complications from pneumonia.
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