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Japan's 1st Female Leader Faces A Taboo Over Entering Male-Only Sumo Ring
The Japan Sumo Association has denied the female ban is based on the Shinto belief of impurity.
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"Sumo Is For Everybody": Brazil's Women Wrestlers Enter The Ring
If the phrase "sumo wrestler" calls to mind a hefty Asian man in a loincloth, Valeria and Diana Dall'Olio, a mother-daughter sumo wrestling team from Brazil, have a message: think again.
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Meet Kyuta: The 10-Year-Old, 85-Kilo Sumo In Training
Among the young sumo wrestlers lifting weights in the ring, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out. At 85 kilograms (187 lb), Kyuta is twice the size of the other children his age and is so dominant that he wrestles, and beats, boys five or six years older.
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A Japanese Woman Tried To Save A Man's Life In The Sumo Ring, But Was Ordered Away For Being 'Unclean'
The Japan Sumo Association apologized Thursday after a sumo judge ordered women, including a physician, out of the ring while trying to administer first aid to the mayor after he collapsed - because women are considered "ritually unclean" in the sport.
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Sumo Chief Asks Women, Who Were Reviving Mayor, To Leave Ring; Apologises
The head of Japan's sumo association has apologised after women attempting to perform CPR during a medical emergency Wednesday were repeatedly asked to leave a sumo ring.
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'Crying Sumo' Festival In Japan Leaves Babies In Tears
More than 100 Japanese babies faced off Sunday in a traditional "crying sumo" ring, an annual ceremony believed to bring infants good health.
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Bawl of a Time: Tearful Toddlers Battle in 'Crying Sumo'
More than 100 babies faced off in the sumo ring on Saturday in an annual contest pitting crying toddlers against each other in a Japanese tradition believed to bring infants good health.
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Japanese Sumo wrestler returns for Ring Ka King
After a brief stint on Bigg Boss 5, Japanese Sumo wrestler Yamamotoyama is returning to India to participate in the ongoing Ring Ka King show.
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Underworld ties cast a shadow on Sumo
In the wake of earlier scandals, the ancient sport of sumo was sullied by a betting ring, resulting in lifetime bans for two top figures. Above, an exhibition match in Tokyo.
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Japan's 1st Female Leader Faces A Taboo Over Entering Male-Only Sumo Ring
The Japan Sumo Association has denied the female ban is based on the Shinto belief of impurity.
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"Sumo Is For Everybody": Brazil's Women Wrestlers Enter The Ring
If the phrase "sumo wrestler" calls to mind a hefty Asian man in a loincloth, Valeria and Diana Dall'Olio, a mother-daughter sumo wrestling team from Brazil, have a message: think again.
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Meet Kyuta: The 10-Year-Old, 85-Kilo Sumo In Training
Among the young sumo wrestlers lifting weights in the ring, 10-year-old Kyuta Kumagai stands out. At 85 kilograms (187 lb), Kyuta is twice the size of the other children his age and is so dominant that he wrestles, and beats, boys five or six years older.
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A Japanese Woman Tried To Save A Man's Life In The Sumo Ring, But Was Ordered Away For Being 'Unclean'
The Japan Sumo Association apologized Thursday after a sumo judge ordered women, including a physician, out of the ring while trying to administer first aid to the mayor after he collapsed - because women are considered "ritually unclean" in the sport.
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Sumo Chief Asks Women, Who Were Reviving Mayor, To Leave Ring; Apologises
The head of Japan's sumo association has apologised after women attempting to perform CPR during a medical emergency Wednesday were repeatedly asked to leave a sumo ring.
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'Crying Sumo' Festival In Japan Leaves Babies In Tears
More than 100 Japanese babies faced off Sunday in a traditional "crying sumo" ring, an annual ceremony believed to bring infants good health.
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Bawl of a Time: Tearful Toddlers Battle in 'Crying Sumo'
More than 100 babies faced off in the sumo ring on Saturday in an annual contest pitting crying toddlers against each other in a Japanese tradition believed to bring infants good health.
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Japanese Sumo wrestler returns for Ring Ka King
After a brief stint on Bigg Boss 5, Japanese Sumo wrestler Yamamotoyama is returning to India to participate in the ongoing Ring Ka King show.
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Underworld ties cast a shadow on Sumo
In the wake of earlier scandals, the ancient sport of sumo was sullied by a betting ring, resulting in lifetime bans for two top figures. Above, an exhibition match in Tokyo.
