 He has continued to produce top wrestlers, with Takarafuji reaching "komusubi" rank and Terunofuji, inherited from the defunct Magaki stable, being promoted to "ōzeki", both in 2015.He submitted Harumafuji's retirement papers to the Sumo Association on 29 November 2017 after the "yokozuna" took responsibility for an assault on fellow Mongolian Takanoiwa in a Tottori restaurant and bar the previous month.At a subsequent news conference Isegahama shed tears as he told reporters, I've watched him grow since he was 16 and have never seen or heard of him being violent before...I can't imagine why it happened."