<p>I've yet to read this but I think I found the answer. Hinomaru is someone who has the title 'National Treasure' because he</p>

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  <p>has the potential to become a yokozuna. (<a href="http://hinomaruzumo.wikia.com/wiki/Ushio_Hinomaru#Abilities" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wiki</a>)</p>
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<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makuuchi#Yokozuna" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Yokozuna</a> is the highest rank in sumo. 'National Treasure' is <em>more like a moniker or an informal title rather than a formal one that can be obtained</em>. It is not an official rank but a nickname and since only those with a potential to attain the highest rank are given this nickname, then whether or not he ghosted, <em>he still has the potential to become yokozuna</em>, hence he was able to keep the 'title'.</p>

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In the latest interhigh tournament Arc, Kunisaki Chihiro suprisingly won his matches against 2 National Treasures but still didnt recieved a Title, even thou he most definitely showed a lot of potential. (He even  personally nicknamed himself the "The National Treasure eater" ) but even after his awesome perfomance at the tournament,  he is still not considered a National treasure. There has to be a way that every one knows when someone becomes a National treasure and not just "an unofficial nickname" cause if that were the case he most definitely should have become one i guess.
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<p>Ushio Hinomaru is one of the "National treasures", with the special title of "Onimaru Kinutsuna", along with a bunch of other very strong wrestlers, but at how was the title awarded? 
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Because Hinomaru ghosted at some point but still retained the title, How was that possible? How does it work and is it a lifetime kinda award?</p>

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It might be refering to this status https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_National_Treasure_(Japan)
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How is the title of "National treasure" attained?
# How is the title of "National treasure" attained?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-12-08
Ushio Hinomaru is one of the "National treasures", with the special title of "Onimaru Kinutsuna", along with a bunch of other very strong wrestlers, but at how was the title awarded?
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Because Hinomaru ghosted at some point but still retained the title, How was that possible? How does it work and is it a lifetime kinda award?
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> **username_1**: It might be refering to this status https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_National_Treasure_(Japan)  
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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-12-08. Score: 1
I've yet to read this but I think I found the answer. Hinomaru is someone who has the title 'National Treasure' because he

> has the potential to become a yokozuna. ([Wiki](http://hinomaruzumo.wikia.com/wiki/Ushio_Hinomaru#Abilities))

[Yokozuna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Makuuchi#Yokozuna) is the highest rank in sumo. 'National Treasure' is *more like a moniker or an informal title rather than a formal one that can be obtained*. It is not an official rank but a nickname and since only those with a potential to attain the highest rank are given this nickname, then whether or not he ghosted, *he still has the potential to become yokozuna*, hence he was able to keep the 'title'.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2019-02-04): In the latest interhigh tournament Arc, Kunisaki Chihiro suprisingly won his matches against 2 National Treasures but still didnt recieved a Title, even thou he most definitely showed a lot of potential. (He even  personally nicknamed himself the "The National Treasure eater" ) but even after his awesome perfomance at the tournament,  he is still not considered a National treasure. There has to be a way that every one knows when someone becomes a National treasure and not just "an unofficial nickname" cause if that were the case he most definitely should have become one i guess.  
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