#sumō

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Ishikawa Yumi, a model and author behind a campaign against women being forced to wear high heels at the workplace, and Kon Hiyori, a collegiate rikishi and subject of the British documentary Little Miss Sumō, made it onto the BBC's list of the world's 100 influential women of the year.

Photos by Jiji Press.

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鹿島神社・Kashima Shrine by Japan This Via Flickr: Established in 969 to enshrine 建御雷之男神 Takemikazuchi no O-kami, the tutelary 神 kami of 大井村 Ōi Village, this Shintō shrine is a quiet sanctuary located near the Shinagawa History Museum. Takemikazuchi is the heavenly kami sent to wrestle the son Ōkuninushi, the earthly kami who ruled 出雲国 Izumo no Kuni. This means he is closely tied to the rise of the Yamato State and the imperial family's subjugation of the Japanese islands. His mythological wrestling match is said to be the birth of sumō.

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Yokozuna Hakuhō recently acquired Japanese citizenship, allowing him to remain in the Japan Sumō Association when he eventually retires. The 34-year-old Mongolian-born grand champion—his birth name Munkhbat Davaajargal—holds the record for most grand tournament wins at 42.

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Training Future Champions: An Interview with Sumō Stablemaster Takadagawa Katsumi

The achievements of Hawaiian, Mongolian, and other foreign-born sumō wrestlers have been changing the face of Japan’s national sport since the early 1990s. We visited Tokyo’s Takadagawa stable to find out what the next era will bring.

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Yokozuna sumō grand champion Harumafuji submitted a letter of retirement to the Japan Sumō Association on Wednesday to take responsibility for assaulting a junior wrestler.

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Sumō grand champion Hakuhō is poised to break the record for career wins held by former ōzeki Kaiō. The Mongolian-born yokozuna picked up his 1,047th career win on July 20 during the Nagoya Tournament to pull even with the now retired Kaiō. At just 32, Hakuhō is expected to easily take over as leader and continue extending the record for several more years to come.

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Daily life at Tokyo sumō stable Takadagawa.