Tag - sumo

 
 

SUMO

COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Feb 19, 2017
Media outside Japan must stop normalizing sumo as an ethno-sport
Foreign correspondents should not pander to stereotypes, passing overt racism off as 'tradition' practiced by those mystical, hidebound, inscrutable Japanese.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Feb 13, 2017
Kisenosato becomes Japan's 72nd yokozuna
Kisenosato has been officially promoted to the position of 72nd grand champion in sumo history.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 6, 2017
Let's discuss Kisenosato, Japan's new yokozuna
Kisenosato is the only Japanese-born wrestler of the four current yokozuna — a designation that will carry enormous expectations.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 28, 2017
2017: a year for sumo nostalgia
On Jan. 22, 30-year-old ozeki (champion) Kisenosato (real name Yutaka Hagiwara) emerged victorious in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with an outstanding record of 14 wins and only one loss. His promotion to history's 72nd yokozuna (grand champion) was confirmed by the Japan Sumo Association three...

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