Sumo Fan Magazine

Yokozuna Comparisons
Joe Kuroda

SFM’s historian, JK, wraps his two-part article on the greatest of the tsuna wearers

Amateur Sumo's Global Aspirations
Courtesy: International Sumo Federation

What exactly is it and furthermore, what does it do? The ISF explain themselves and their purpose in existing

Rikishi of Old
Joe Kuroda

Man or myth? Sumo's first yokozuna comes under the spotlight

Heya Peek
Barbara Ann Klein

Tokitsukaze-beya and its famous find themselves the target of Barbara's peek into life inside the heya

SFM Interview
Mark Buckton

Featuring interviews with amateur sumo's European Sumo Union General Secretary and the President of the newly founded Irish Sumo Federation

Sumo 101
Barbara Ann Klein

Would chanko exist without sumo? What is chanko anyway? Find out in Sumo 101

Photo Bonanza
See the Haru

Basho through the eyes of the fans in the seats as SFM gives the mantle of photographer(s) for this basho to Barbara & Gerald Patten. And don't miss our all-Mongolian Bonanza supplied by our Editor, Barbara Ann Klein

Haru Basho Review
Lon Howard

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

Lower Division Rikishi
Mikko Mattila

Mikko Mattila covers the lower division goings on like nobody else around

Natsu Basho Forecast
Mark Buckton

Mark Buckton glances back to look forward in his ones to look out for come May

Kimarite Focus
Mikko Mattila

Our man Mikko takes us on a tour of his chosen kimarite

Sumo in Print
Mark Buckton

Our gaming thread takes a break for April so we can look at the Spanish language book on the sport not long since released

Kokugi Connections
Todd Lambert

Todd’s bimonthly focus on 3 of the WWW's best sumo sites today

Fan Debate
Facilitator – Lon Howard

April's man VS monkey debate covers the issue of reducing the number of honbasho

SFM Cartoons
Benny Loh & Stephen Thompson

Sit back and enjoy the offerings

Let’s Hear From You
What was it that

made you a sumo fan? Thierry Perran lets us in on his reasons for loving this sport

Readers’ Letters
See what some

See what our featured letter is for this issue

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

Cartoon Bonanza

CONGRATULATIONS

Thank you to all who entered our Stephen Thompson Cartoon Caption Contest. The winner is Bruce Rae who captioned Stephen Thompson's cartoon with One-second before Balloonoshima slaps down Hokutoriki.

In fact, the cartoonist remarked when choosing this caption, “It's about reality as Hokutoriki is sometimes, and it's funny because I think most people perceive him as being a classic elevator rikishi!”

Stephen Thompson cartoon bonanza

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What Is SFM

Message From Editor-In-Chief

Message From The Editor

Founder
Ngozi T. Robinson

Co-Founder
Mark Buckton

Editor-in-Chief and Creative Director – Japan
Mark Buckton

Editor
Barbara Ann Klein

Fan Liaison Director
Lon Howard

Staff Writers
Eric Blair
Joe Kuroda
Todd Lambert
Brian Lewin
Mikko Mattila
John McTague
Pierre Wohlleben

Proofreaders
John McTague
Katherine Dee

Website System Admin & Hosting
Alisdair Davey

Magazine & Website Layout Designer
Jonas Lindström
Alexander Nitschke

Honorary Technical Adviser
Joe Klemmer

Cartoonists
Benny Loh
Stephen Thompson

Staff Translators
Denis Chaton – French
Susanne Modregger – German