 In the following July tournament in Nagoya, he defeated "yokozuna" Harumafuji for the second tournament in a row, this time earning his first "kinboshi" as he was back in the "maegashira" ranks.He added a second "kinboshi" in September by beating Kakuryū but ended the tournament with a losing record and withdrew from the November tournament after winning only four of his first twelve matches.In early 2015 Yoshikaze dropped to "maegashira" 14 after losing records in five of the last six tournaments.