The Yokozuna Deliberation Council judges the conduct of sumo’s grand champions. Article 5 of its internal rules lists cases in which it investigates a yokozuna. By a vote of at least two thirds of the members present, it can then pass resolutions such as gekirei (encouragement), chūi (caution) or intai kankoku (recommendation to retire).
In November 2018, the council unanimously resolved to encourage Kisenosato, who had withdrawn from the Kyushu tournament. After the November 2020 tournament, Hakuhō and Kakuryū received the first caution in its history.