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"「いい目をしとるな。がんばれよ」。後に横綱、千代の富士となる…" ["You're looking good. Keep fighting" He later became Yokozuna Chiyonofuji]. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
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"元横綱千代の富士の九重親方が死去、61歳 史上3位の優勝31度" [Former Yokozuna Chiyonofuji, Kokonoe Master dead at 61, 31 career championships 3rd highest in history]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
"元横綱・千代の富士の九重親方が死去" [Former Yokozuna Chiyonofuji, Kokonoe Master Dead]. NHK. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.