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Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
May 13, 2018
Leading contenders make strong start to Summer Grand Sumo Tournament
Sumo's big guns all opened with wins on Sunday, the first day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 12, 2018
Hakuho goes for 41st title
Although yokozuna Hakuho has pronounced himself fit enough to fight, the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament swings into action on Sunday missing two of its elite wrestlers.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 11, 2018
Injured Kisenosato to skip seventh consecutive tournament
Kisenosato will pull out of the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, extending his streak of missed events to a yokozuna-record-equaling seven meets, his stablemaster said Friday.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 10, 2018
Yokozuna Kisenosato remains undecided about competing in Summer Basho
Yokozuna Kisenosato skipped morning practice and has yet to decide whether he feels fit enough to compete in the upcoming Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, his stablemaster Tagonoura said Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 9, 2018
Future without sumo unthinkable for Hakuho
The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, which gets underway on Sunday, is shaping up to be a make-or-break one for several wrestlers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 30, 2018
Banning women from the sumo ring: centuries-old tradition, straight-up sexism or something more complex?
In a life-threatening moment, Maizuru Mayor Ryozo Tatami suddenly collapsed while delivering a speech during a sumo exhibition in Kyoto.
Japan Times
SUMO
Apr 30, 2018
Kakuryu tops rankings for Summer Basho
Fresh off his victory at March's Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, yokozuna Kakuryu will head into May's summer tourney atop the latest rankings, the Japan Sumo Association announced Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2018
JSA to rethink ring ban on women but confirms they can enter in emergencies
The Japan Sumo Association is re-examining its ban after women who were treating a stricken mayor in the ring for stroke were told to leave.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2018
Japan Sumo Association to hold meeting on Saturday to discuss its policy of excluding women from the ring
The Japan Sumo Association will hold an extraordinary meeting of its board of directors on Saturday to discuss its long-standing policy of excluding women from the sumo ring, the governing body said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 21, 2018
Sumo incident in Kyoto rekindles gender debate in the ring
In Japan's ancient Shinto religion, purity comes before morality. Indeed, purity is morality. Women are impure. They menstruate and bear children. The exclusion of women from certain religious and ceremonial functions went unquestioned for millennia. It no longer does — but it is not extinct either....
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 16, 2018
Let's discuss women and sumo
A controversy over gender discrimination in sumo flared earlier this month after a referee urged two women to stay out of the ring as they tried to assist an unconscious official.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 12, 2018
Girls barred from sumo event as JSA doubles down on gender exclusion
The organizer of a spring sumo tour on Thursday said the sport's governing body requested that girls be excluded from an event in which school-aged children joined wrestlers in the dohyō (ring).
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2018
Amid uproar over gender discrimination in sumo, female mayor barred from speaking from the ring
Request to give speech from inside a dohyu014d was denied Friday as the sport's rules on gender gain international spotlight.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 5, 2018
Women tending to collapsed mayor told to stay out of 'sacred' sumo ring
A referee urged two women to stay out of the ring as they tried to assist an official who was unconscious, reigniting a controversy over gender discrimination in sumo tradition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2018
Takanohana handed fifth demotion as sumo world faces string of scandals
The stablemaster has been demoted by five ranks since January as sumo association fears impact on sport's popularity.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 28, 2018
Quiet man Kakuryu on top after long struggle
Kakuryu won his fourth championship last Sunday. It was the yokozuna's first Emperor's Cup in eight tournaments and the relief on his face was visible as he accepted a stack of kensho (prize money) envelopes after downing Goeido on day 14 to take the title.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2018
Sumo chairman vows to eliminate violence surrounding sport
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku says that eliminating violence is the top priority for Japan's ancient sport following successive scandals involving physical abuse.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 26, 2018
Relieved Kakuryu revels in spring triumph
Yokozuna Kakuryu said Monday he is relieved he was able to claim a long-awaited fourth championship despite suffering from a right-hand injury he sustained two months ago.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 25, 2018
Takayasu rains on Kakuryu's Spring Basho victory parade
Ozeki Takayasu may have finished without a title, but he finished the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in style with a win over yokozuna Kakuryu on Sunday.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 24, 2018
Kakuryu clinches fourth career title by manhandling Goeido on the penultimate day
Yokozuna Kakuryu clinched his fourth career championship on Saturday, the penultimate day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
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