However, in 1931 he suffered a series of knee injuries, and in 1932 was caught up in the so-called "Shunjūen Incident", when a number of top division wrestlers went on strike.
然而，在1931年，他遭受了一系列膝傷，並於1932年被捲入所謂的“春秋園事件”，當時一些頂級力士進行罷工。