Brothers in Sumo – part two Brian Lewin

Brothers still active on the dohyo get their turn

Yokozuna Comparisons Joe Kuroda

SFM’s most eminent historian, JK, has a crack at the impossible and tries to see who was the greatest of the tsuna wearers

Rikishi of Old John Gunning

Takanobori – former sekiwake, former NHK man and all ’round gent

Heya Peek Barbara Ann Klein

Kitanoumi-beya, Kitazakura, mirrors & photo bonanza

SFM Interview John Gunning

Kazuyoshi Yoshikawa (son of the late sekiwake Takanobori) on life in sumo way back when

Sumo 101 Barbara Ann Klein

Behind every good man there stands a good woman – read and ye shall see. A departure from our regular 101 feature

Photo Bonanza See the Hatsu Basho

plus much more through the lens of our photographers

Hatsu Basho Review Lon Howard

Lon gives us his Hatsu Basho summary, along with the henka sightings results

Lower Division Rikishi Mikko Mattila

Mikko Mattila covers lower division goings on in detail

Haru Basho Forecast Pierre Wohlleben & Mark Buckton

Pierre predicts the Haru Basho banzuke while Mark highlights the ones to look out for in Osaka

Kimarite Focus Mikko Mattila

Mikko takes us on a tour of his chosen kimarite

Minusha John McTague

John’s unique bimonthly view of sumo news from outside the dohyo and in the restaurants!

Online Gaming Alexander Nitschke

SFM’s own Alexander Nitschke covers the long running Hoshitori Game

Kokugi Connections Todd Lambert

Todd’s bimonthly focus on 3 of the most interesting sumo sites today

Fan Debate Feb's debate sees

a pair of Kiwis exchanging opinions on the honbasho going on the road

SFM Cartoons
Benny Loh & Stephen Thompson
In the third of our cartoon bonanzas, sit back and enjoy BL’s offerings and put a caption to ST’s pic to win yourselves a banzuke

Let’s Hear From You What was it that

made you a sumo fan? A unique perspective from a sightless reader.

Readers’ Letters See what some SFM

readers had to say since our last issue

Sumo Quiz
The Quizmaster
Answer the Qs and win yourself next basho’s banzuke.