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Booo. The upcoming basho in London is not going to be livestreamed :( #sumo #noxp

🤼‍♂️ Japan's sumo association turns 100, but the sport's rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country
https://theconversation.com/japans-sumo-association-turns-100-but…

Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country
As Japan’s national sport, sumo has shaped perceptions of its culture since the mid-1800s.

🗾 Japan’s new PM faces sumo-sized dilemma: will Takaichi defy the sport’s ban on women?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/12/japan-pm-sumo-wrestling-ban-women

Japan’s new PM faces sumo-sized dilemma: will Takaichi defy the sport’s ban on women?
Women are banned from entering the ‘sacred’ dohyo. Sanae Takaichi is undecided on whether to attend a trophy presentation later this month

I'm having a great time watching the #sumo. There's a tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London and the Beeb's showing it. The bouts are fast and furious fun.

how it feels to force that person u fw whos somehow more socially stunted than u to talk to u