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Romeo Beckham takes on sumo wrestler in Japan amid family feud

Romeo Beckham put the drama of his family’s ongoing feud to one side at the weekend as he took on a very different challenge — stepping into a sumo wrestling ring in Tokyo. The 23-year-old model is ...
The New York Times

Sumo Grand Tournament in London: Up to 20,000 calories a day and 75kg of rice

Kinbozan lifts Midorifuji during day one of The Grand Sumo Tournament Ryan Pierse/Getty Images It was a sight to behold. A sell-out crowd, many of whom had travelled from all over Europe to witness ...
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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 ...