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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 28, 2004

Hitting the nail on the head

"The nail that sticks up gets hammered down!"
SUMO
Feb 19, 2004

Osaka governor barred from ring

Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota was banned for a fourth straight year Wednesday from entering the raised ring because she is a woman in what has now become an annual ritual of the Japan Sumo Association (JSA).
SUMO
Jan 22, 2004

Asashoryu edges ever closer

Grand champion Asashoryu edged closer to his fifth Emperor's Cup after tearing through rank-and-filer Kakizoe for his 11th straight win at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
SUMO
Jan 21, 2004

Asashoryu makes it a perfect 10

Grand champion Asashoryu manhandled maegashira-ranked Kotomitsuki for his 10th straight win Tuesday, staying undefeated at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Ozeki Chiyotaikai remained in the hunt with his ninth victory.
SUMO
Jan 20, 2004

Asashoryu wins ninth straight

Grand champion Asashoryu won his ninth straight bout Monday to maintain the sole undefeated record at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, while ozeki Tochiazuma fell to maegashira Takamisakari.
SUMO
Jan 19, 2004

Asashoryu keeps on dominating

Grand champion Asashoryu again exhibited his dominance of Japan's national sport, downing fellow Mongolian Kyokushuzan on Sunday to maintain the only undefeated record at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO
Jan 16, 2004

Asashoryu, Kotomitsuki tied for lead

Mongolian Asashoryu overpowered Iwakiyama on Thursday to move into a tie for the lead with Kotomitsuki on the fifth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 16, 2004

Your geisha fantasy fulfilled

It was high time for a break from the pressures of jobs and family.
SUMO
Jan 15, 2004

Asashoryu remains undefeated

Grand champion Asashoryu breezed past Wakanosato on Wednesday to remain perfect at 4-0 on the fourth day at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO
Dec 23, 2003

Stablemaster slams Asashoryu

Yokozuna Asashoryu is apparently in need of another lesson in etiquette after he was absent from a funeral held for the former head of the Takasago stable. The Mongolian grand champion returned to his homeland without notice and missed both the wake on Sunday and Monday's funeral service for former komusubi...
SUMO
Nov 24, 2003

Terrific Tochiazuma lifts Emperor's Cup

Ozeki Tochiazuma accomplished the improbable and defeated yokozuna Asashoryu to capture his second career title at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2003

Kyokutenho wants to become citizen

Mongolian makuuchi division rank-and-filer Kyokutenho is set to apply for Japanese citizenship, sumo sources said Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 10, 2003

Ex-sekiwake Kaneshiro dies at 49

Former sumo wrestler Kaneshiro died of a heart attack on Sunday, his family said Tuesday.
SUMO
Sep 22, 2003

Kaio tumbles to loss, 7-8 mark on final day of Autumn Basho

Yokozuna Asashoryu posted an easy win over ozeki Kaio on Sunday, the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 21, 2003

Asashoryu bags Emperor's Cup

Yokozuna Asashoryu clinched his fourth Emperor's Cup on Saturday with a hard-fought win over Chiyotaikai on the penultimate day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO
Sep 17, 2003

Asashoryu runs record to 10-0 with victory over Kotomitsuki

Yokozuna Asashoryu manhandled maegashira Kotomitsuki to extend his winning streak to 10 at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, maintaining a two-win cushion between him and his main rival, ozeki Chiyotaikai.
SUMO
Sep 15, 2003

Asashoryu moves further ahead

Yokozuna Asashoryu bulldozed out Takanonami for a perfect 8-0 record Saturday, widening his lead over his closest contenders to two on the eighth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO
Sep 11, 2003

Asashoryu avoids catastrophe at Autumn Basho

Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu gave Tokitsuumi a raw dose of speed and power as he remained unbeaten Wednesday while it was also victory for the entire ozeki camp on the fourth day at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO
Sep 5, 2003

Maru pulls out of autumn basho

Struggling grand champion Musashimaru will sit out the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, officials from the Musashigawa stable said Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 2, 2003

Musashimaru sitting on the fence

Yokozuna Musashimaru, who pulled out early from July's Nagoya tourney due to a nagging left wrist injury, said Monday he remains undecided whether to enter the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
COMMENTARY
Jul 7, 2003

Little gain but lots of pain

Ever since his administration took power in April 2001, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has been asking the Japanese public to endure the pain associated with structural reform. This request is justified only when all Japanese equally share the pain.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Takanohana's 'gangster like' hubbub

The Japan Sumo Association has reportedly informed the sports ministry of the circumstances under which former yokozuna Takanohana visited the office of a former patron with a "gangster-like man."
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Takanohana's 'gangster like' hubbub

The Japan Sumo Association has reportedly informed the sports ministry of the circumstances under which former yokozuna Takanohana visited the office of a former patron with a "gangster-like man."
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Takanohana's 'gangster like' hubbub

The Japan Sumo Association has reportedly informed the sports ministry of the circumstances under which former yokozuna Takanohana visited the office of a former patron with a "gangster-like man."
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
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