Economy | ANALYSIS
Households to take hit from tax hike
by Tomoko Otake
The consumption tax increase will hit every household in Japan hard, with many people’s financial future hanging on whether their wages rise enough to offset the hike's impact.
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Basho Reports Jul 10, 2013
Kisenosato scores easy win against Shohozan
Kisenosato got his yokozuna promotion bid back on track after suffering his first defeat a day earlier, steamrolling komusubi Shohozan on the fourth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday. Hakuho, who is gunning to become the first foreign-born wrestler with 26 ...
Basho Reports Jul 9, 2013
Kisenosato falls against Tochiozan
Promotion-chasing Kisenosato tumbled headlong over his first hurdle in his bid for yokozuna, falling to a first defeat at the hands of nemesis Tochiozan on the third day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday. It was a somber defeat for Kisenosato, who ...
Basho Reports Jul 8, 2013
Kisenosato steamrolls Tokitenku on day two
Kisenosato stayed on course in his promotion bid for yokozuna with a royal smackdown of Tokitenku on the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday. Yokozuna Hakuho, who has won the previous two tournaments with perfect 15-0 marks, extended his winning ...
Basho Reports Jul 7, 2013
Kisenosato gets off to strong start in Nagoya
Kisenosato got off to a perfect start in his quest for promotion to yokozuna with a routine win over Takekaze on Sunday, the opening day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Kisenosato, who is bidding to become the first Japanese-born yokozuna since Takanohana retired ...
Basho Reports Jul 6, 2013
Ozeki Kisenosato eyes promotion
Kisenosato will be looking to turn pressure into power when he takes his first crack at promotion to sumo’s top rank of yokozuna at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament getting under way at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Sunday. The surly ozeki, who turned 27 ...
Sumo | SUMO SCRIBBLINGS Jul 4, 2013
Will Hakuho prove the party-pooper in Kisenosato's quest?
by Mark Buckton
Hakuho, sumo’s best grand champion in the past 25 years, will be aiming to win his fourth Nagoya Basho since being promoted to the top rank in 2007, and his 26th overall. Some would say this will be the toughest basho he has faced ...
Sumo Jun 25, 2013
Kisenosato ready for promotion bid
The Japan Sumo Association announced Monday its rankings for the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, placing ozeki Kisenosato, who will take his first crack at promotion to yokozuna, on the prestigious east wing for the fourth tournament in a row. Kisenosato, who turns 27 ...
Sumo | SUMO SCRIBBLINGS Jun 6, 2013
Nagoya to be testing ground for a trio of sumo titans
by Mark Buckton
As Hakuho continues chalking up championships almost at will, mention of the "other" yokozuna — Harumafuji (11-4) — in some sumo circles is now met with heads being shaken.
Sumo May 30, 2013
Osunaarashi makes sumo history
The Japan Sumo Association elevated Osunaarashi to the juryo ranks on Wednesday, making the Egyptian the first sekitori from Africa. “To be the only one makes me happy,” said the 21-year-old Otake stable wrestler, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan. Shaalan was introduced ...
Basho Reports May 27, 2013
Hakuho captures title as Kisenosato loses way
Hakuho wins the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with a perfect record to pick up his 25th career title.
Basho Reports May 26, 2013
Hakuho moves closer to 25th Emperor's Cup
Hakuho proved an impregnable force for ozeki stalwart Kisenosato in an electrifying showdown of undefeated wrestlers Saturday, putting himself within arm’s length of his 25th Emperor’s Cup at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. The yokozuna improved to 14-0 while Kisenosato slipped to 13-1 with ...
Basho Reports May 25, 2013
Hakuho awaits ozeki rival
Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Kisenosato both powered to their 13th wins on Friday to set up a mouth-watering showdown at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Unbeaten at 13-0, Hakuho and Kisenosato are the only two wrestlers in title contention and they go toe-to-toe ...