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SUMO
Jan 20, 2019

Sumo 101: Akeni

Sekitori (wrestlers in the top two divisions) have a lot of accouterments.
SUMO
Jan 14, 2019

Sumo 101: Sanyaku

Sanyaku is the collective noun for the three ranks below yokozuna.
SUMO
Nov 23, 2018

Sumo 101: Wrestlers' clothing and footwear

Sumo is a world where success or failure in the ring has direct and tangible effects on a wrestler's life.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 19, 2018

Sumo 101: Ozeki

Yokozuna are the stars of sumo.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 14, 2018

Sumo 101: Tokoyama (Hairdressers)

Outside of wrestlers and stablemasters, there are three main jobs in the Japan Sumo Association: gyoji (referee), yobidashi (ring announcer) and tokoyama (hairdresser).
SUMO
Sep 23, 2018

Sumo 101: Hobbies

All sumo wrestlers get a week off starting the day after a tournament ends.
SUMO
Sep 20, 2018

Sumo 101: Winning techniques

The Japan Sumo Association lists 82 different ways to win a bout. These winning techniques are called kimarite and the applicable one is announced in the arena immediately following each fight.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Feb 6, 2015

Sumo tournament; "The Eternal Zero"; CM of the week: GlaxoSmithKline

If you like sumo but think the two-week basho schedule is too much, then check out "Nihon Ozumo Tournament Dai-Sanjukyu-kai Taikai" ("39th Japan Grand Sumo Tournament"; Fuji TV, Sun., 4:05 p.m.), which compresses the whole thing into a 90-minute event.
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 12, 2023

Unbeaten trio tied for lead after Day 5 of New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

Abi, Aoiyama and Kotoshoho all won to improve to 5-0 on the fifth day of the tournament.

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