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JAPAN
Feb 9, 2008

Boy's dad relieved four finally arrested

A day after the former master of the Tokitsukaze sumo stable and three of his disciples were arrested, the father of the 17-year-old novice they allegedly beat to death said Friday that he was relieved the four were finally in custody.
EDITORIALS
Oct 30, 2007

Skewed attitudes in sports

A teenage sumo wrestler just embarking on his career is bullied and hazed to death, yet nothing is done about it for months by either the Japan Sumo Association or the police — even after flags are raised. A sumo grand champion is banned for a perceived infraction, and then comes down with a stress...
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jul 3, 2007

Anticipation tarnished by tragedy before Nagoya basho

At a time when sumo fans were excitedly anticipating the first tournament since late 2003 that boasts two yokozuna, tragedy struck: In late June, a 17-year-old rikishi died after a training session.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 26, 2007

Hakuho poised for Summer title

Mongolian Hakuho inched closer to promotion to yokozuna on Friday with a solid win over Kotomitsuki at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 25, 2007

Hakuho closes in on promotion

Mongolian Hakuho defeated Kotooshu at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday to stay undefeated and on track for promotion to yokozuna.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 21, 2007

Kaio suffers first loss; Asa, Hakuho improve records to 8-0

Mongolian Hakuho overpowered Kisenosato on Sunday to maintain a perfect record at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO
Jan 1, 2007

Great expectations

For many sumo fans, the January Hatsu Basho at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan is the most important tournament in a given year.
SUMO
Sep 26, 2006

JSA disappointed in Hakuho

Mongolian ozeki Hakuho's 8-7 record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament concluded the previous day was an "embarrassment," an official from the Japan Sumo Association Yokozuna Deliberation Council said Monday.
SUMO
Sep 20, 2006

Wrestler quits after punching rival

A 40-year-old wrestler who used to belong to sumo's second-tier division said Tuesday he will hang up his mawashi after getting into hot water for punching his opponent after a bout at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 26, 2006

Doreen Simmons

Quite simply, Doreen Simmons is unique.
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.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan.
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.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
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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