For young men with Japanese nationality, joining sumo can be as easy as knocking on a stable door, sending an email, or picking up the phone.
Sumo is very likely the only sport in the world where virtually anyone can try their hand at being a top-level professional without relevant background experience or knowledge.
It's one of the reasons that the washout rate is so high.
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