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Former sumo grand champion Akebono dies at 54
April 25, 2024 by Kyodo News
TOKYO — Former sumo grand champion Akebono died in early April of heart failure, the sport’s governing body said April 11. He was 54. Akebono, who hailed from Hawai‘i and […] READ MORE
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Sumo’s scandal-ridden underbelly emerges again
November 23, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — As the gravity of yokozuna Harumafuji’s assault further emerged Nov. 15, condemnation of his behavior has morphed into disappointment that sumo’s veiled underbelly has yet again stained the […] READ MORE
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FROM SUMO TO MUSIC: Former Ozeki KONISHIKI to be Grand Marshal of parade
April 1, 2017 by Nichi Bei News
Hail the conquering hero … once again. When KONISHIKI last came to the Bay Area in 1996, the much celebrated sumo wrestler in Japan was taking a victory lap of […] READ MORE
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Cancellation of Spring meet leaves wrestlers at loose end
February 10, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
TOKYO — As the crisis-torn Japan Sumo Association grapples with the sport’s biggest and most damaging scandal, wrestlers are at a loose end following the cancellation of the Spring Grand […] READ MORE
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Sumo tournament canceled in wake of match-fixing scandal
February 10, 2011 by Beth Tagawa, Nichi Bei News
The Japan Sumo Association announced the first canceled tournament since 1946 in the wake of a series of text messages that brought to light a seemingly widespread system of match-fixing […] READ MORE
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The Art of Sumo
January 21, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
In a current exhibition in San Francisco, local artists re-imagine the traditional Japanese sport of sumo in entirely untraditional ways, often pairing the iconic rotund athletes with quirky pop-culture […] READ MORE
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