Yahoo

Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country

A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ceremony. Tournaments begin with a line of burly men wearing little more than ...
Hosted on MSN

Fans warned of sumo wrestlers tumbling into audience

Centuries of tradition, thunderous ceremony, and rare spectacle are about to converge on London as sumo wrestling returns to the UK for the first time in a generation. Draped in embroidered silk robes ...
WHDH

London set to host second official pro Sumo tournament ever outside of Japan

(CNN) — Top-tier sumo wrestling will make a rare appearance in London for the first time in three decades – and for the second time ever outside of Japan in the sport’s 1,500-year history. Some 40 ...
The Conversation

Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country

Jessamyn R. Abel has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Japan Foundation, the Northeast Asian Council of the Association for Asian Studies, and the McCourtney ...
Times Union

Japan’s sumo association turns 100 – but the sport’s rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Jessamyn R. Abel, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) A visitor to Japan who wanders ...