In 1994, Takanohana won two successive tournaments, unbeaten (15–0), earning promotion to the highest rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in November. At the Nagoya tournament in July, ōzeki Musashimaru had won his first championship, also unbeaten (15–0), leading to speculation that he could become the next foreign-born sumo wrestler to be promoted to sumo's highest rank. The following are the events in professional sumo in Japan during 1994.

Tournaments

Hatsu basho

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 January – 23 January

Haru basho

Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 March – 27 March

Natsu basho

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 May – 22 May

Nagoya basho

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 3 July – 17 July

Aki basho

Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 September – 25 September

Kyushu basho

Fukuoka International Centre, Kyushu, 6 November – 20 November

News

January

March

May

July

September

November

Deaths