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A new entertainment field. One man, a few spectators, lots of bruises. read more »
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A take on the fascination with sumo, accompanied by a video of the ritual yokozuna tournament entrance. read more »
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Japanese TV fires a baseball out of a tank's cannon! read more »
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Table tennis is getting sexier... ain't that a kick in the ping pong balls? Rocked by the attention women's beach volleyball got at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, staid sports such as table tennis are paddling like mad to keep up. read more »
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Here's a tale how I came to love sumo after first thinking it only a strange shoving match between two fat guys in diapers. 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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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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Transparent swimsuits appear again on Japanese Olympic swim team. read more »
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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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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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