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Open Letter to Kisenosato |
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Chris Gould
Kisenosato has finally become ozeki, four years after many expected him to. We hope this letter captures the emotions surrounding the occasion, and the wishes of the fans for 2012
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Review of the Decade So Far |
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Chris Gould
The decade is already two years old, and has brought about a host of dramatic changes in Japan's national sport. SFM's Editor tries to make sense of the at times fraught and frenetic situation
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Kise: Son of the Rising Sun |
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Junko Asami
Guest Columnist Junko Asami, a devoted sumo blogger, gives her host nation perspective on the events of the last few weeks, and explains why the promotion means so much to her
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The Changing Face of Ozeki |
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Chris Gould
Oh yes! The face of Ozeki in 2012 will be very, very different to the face of ozeki that has dogged us for so long, and theatened to squeeze credibility out of the sport. The days of underperforming second-rankers are on the back-burner. Bring on the optimism!
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Ones To Watch |
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Alexander Herrmann
Alex attempts one of his most ambitious Ones to Watch columns ever - focusing on the many wrestlers with a Fuji in their name. Is there really no mountain high enough for this guy?
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Kokugi Konnections |
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Chris Gould
Araibira is a name whose currency is growing in sumo fandom circles. Click here to find out why, and sample some of the gems on his website
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Collectors Corner |
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Chris Gould
Menko returns in February - so to fill the gap, we have come up with the ultimate amateur collectors' guide to sumo souvenirs in the Ryogoku area. Collecting just got easier and infinitely more fun!
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Morph Corner |
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Olivia Nagioff
So, just how will the wrestlers change under Olivia's wing this time? Maybe they'll get bigger, maybe they'll get smaller, or maybe they'll simply change into completely unrecognisable forms!
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 Kisenosato Special Issue
This issue focuses on Kisenosato's ozeki promotion -
Son of the Rising Sun examines how the Japanese feel about their favourite son,
The Changing Face of Ozeki looks at how the nature and character of ozeki has changed over the last few years and
Open letter to Kisenosato reproduces a letter from SFM's editor to the new ozeki. |
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Olivia Nagioff
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Alexander Herrmann
Since we have talked about juryo in the last two issues it is time now to
return to some more majestic fields again. ... This time we will take a look
at all Fuji sekitori.
Read more...
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Chris Gould
In terms of PR disasters, the sumo association have
had the full bucket-load emptied upon their bewildered heads
in the past two years. But, where there is darkness comes a
new dawn, and despite the threat posed to sumo’s
crowd-pulling power by the disappearance of so many popular
rikishi of late, recent basho have shown that new stars, and
a new era, could be in the making. Read more...
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