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SPRING GRAND SUMO TOURNAMENT

SUMO
Feb 24, 2014
Kakuryu relaxed ahead of yokozuna promotion bid
Ozeki Kakuryu said Monday he hopes to stick to his normal preparations ahead of next month's Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, where a victory should see him promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 25, 2013
Hakuho finishes with perfect record
Yokozuna Hakuho sets a new mark for titles gained without a single defeat at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 23, 2013
Perfect Hakuho wins title
Yokozuna Hakuho wins the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament for his 24th career title, tying Kitanoumi in fourth place for all-time championships.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 22, 2013
Yokozuna Hakuho closes in on title
Perfect yokozuna Hakuho put one hand on his 24th Emperor's Cup after outclassing ozeki Kisenosato for his 12th straight win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 20, 2013
Hakuho improves to 10-0
Yokozuna Hakuho survived an epic encounter against Estonian giant Baruto, outfoxing his opponent to retain his undefeated mark on the 10th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 19, 2013
Hakuho remains on course for 24th title
Hakuho spoiled sekiwake Toyonoshima's aspirations of a second straight yokozuna kill, keeping his undefeated record intact after the ninth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 18, 2013
Toyonoshima upsets yokozuna Harumafuji
Yokozuna Harumafuji crashed and burned to a third defeat at the hands of Toyonoshima as the second week of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament kicked off Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 17, 2013
Hakuho turns tables on upset-minded Tokitenku
Ambushing would-be challenger Tokitenku, Hakuho begins to ensure himself of a seventh consecutive win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 16, 2013
Hakuho maintains place at top
Yokozuna Hakuho walloped upstart Chiyotairyu to retain an undefeated 6-0 mark at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 15, 2013
Harumafuji ends two-match slide
Harumafuji snapped his losing streak at two as the yokozuna defeated Myogiryu to improve to 3-2 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 12, 2013
Birthday boy Hakuho celebrates with victory
Yokozuna pair Hakuho and Harumafuji each make it two wins out of two at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 11, 2013
Harumafuji lays down marker at spring basho
Resurgent yokozuna Harumafuji picked up where he left off in January with a clinical win over komusubi Tochiozan on the opening day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 9, 2013
Resurgent Harumafuji out to snap Hakuho's Osaka streak
His forgettable yokozuna debut a fading memory, a rejuvenated Harumafuji will be looking to pick up where he left off when the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament kicks off in Osaka on Sunday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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