| Brothers in Sumo – part two Brian Lewin |
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| Yokozuna Comparisons Joe Kuroda |
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| Rikishi of Old John Gunning |
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| Heya Peek Barbara Ann Klein |
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| SFM Interview John Gunning |
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| Sumo 101 Barbara Ann Klein |
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| Photo Bonanza See the Hatsu Basho |
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| Hatsu Basho Review Lon Howard |
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| Lower Division Rikishi Mikko Mattila |
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| Haru Basho Forecast Pierre Wohlleben & Mark Buckton |
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| Kimarite Focus Mikko Mattila |
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| Minusha John McTague |
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| Online Gaming Alexander Nitschke |
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| Kokugi Connections Todd Lambert |
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| Fan Debate Feb's debate sees |
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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
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| Readers’ Letters See what some SFM |
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Sumo Quiz
The Quizmaster
Answer the Qs and win yourself next basho’s banzuke.
Tamiraa Gombosuren (Photo by Barbara Ann Klein)
TG – I have always wanted to study many languages and have had the opportunity to learn German, Japanese and some English so far. The problem is that if you study and think you know a language, just like any other “skill”, you have to use it because it’s easy to forget something that you are not exposed to every day. I do want to learn more English.
I love tourism. Even though I haven’t done too much traveling since coming to Japan, I would like to see other countries and talk to people from different cultures.
Of course, when my husband is home, we listen to some opera, but he also likes to learn about new things all the time. One of his favorite television stations is the Discovery Channel.
BAK – Do you have a family connection to Mongolian wrestling as your husband does?
TG – Oh, no. Not at all. My mother was educated as an economist and my father is an engineer and a lawyer. He also has an auto dealership in Mongolia.
BAK – What did your parents think about your moving to and living in Japan?
TG – They were okay with it. My parents are very modern and they knew I would be alright here. Especially with my husband, too. After all, I had already traveled to Germany when I was younger. And then, they come and visit whenever they can. So does the yokozuna’s family. We are very close to our families and we are all never really far away from each other. Just last month, my sister visited me for two weeks and we had a great time together. (Ed. note – Indeed, the yokozuna’s brother, Serjbudee – Blue Wolf – was visiting from Mongolia this night.)
TG – I would not want to live where my husband would not be. I will go wherever we must , because as long as I am with him, I am happy.
BAK – What has been your best experience in Japan to date?
TG – That’s an easy question. My best experience was my wedding in 2004.
Asashoryu and Tamiraa (Photo by Barbara Ann Klein)
Most of my family and many of my friends were able to come from Mongolia and other places. It was a little bit exhausting, having to change costumes, makeup, hairdos, etc., but at the end of the evening, I was happy to see that everyone had a good
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