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Yogurt is no longer Bulgaria's most well-known export to Japan. That honor belongs to Kotooshu, who enters the history books as the first European sumo wrestler to win an Emperor's Cup. How refreshing to see a rikishi show some emotion, as well - way to go, Kotooshu! read more »
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Transparent swimsuits appear again on Japanese Olympic swim team. read more »
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Baseball in Japan has evolved quite a lot since Horace Wilson first introduced the sport in 1872, yet foreigners still find many aspects of Japanese baseball confusing – not least the odd names of the teams. Let's run down the dozen Nippon Professional Baseball league teams (without actually runni read more »
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Sometimes entertaining, often violent and bloody; Japan's fascination with mixed martial arts (MMA) sportfighting contest comes into contrast with its otherwise happy-happy kawaii Hello Kitty image. Have you watched MMA? Are you glad when Bobby gets his *!@ beat? read more »
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For the second time, I attended my school's taikusai(sports day) which is an annual event where every student in the school goes insane. Or something. I tried to sum it up as best I could in a video, so have a look. :) read more »
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