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The Strike of 1932: 75 Years On |
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Chris Gould
Chris comes up with the goods again in this brilliant look at the strike known throughout sumo as 'The Shunjuen Incident' - 75 years on - but a subject as relevant today as when it took place! Will it, could it, ever happen again?
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Rikishi of Old |
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Joe Kuroda
Joe's look at rikishi from times gone by focuses on the awe-inspiring Meiji-era great - Hitachiyama.
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SFM Sekitori Interview |
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Tochinoshin
Tochinoshin - just 20 years of age, in sumo for less than 2 years and, in the eyes of many, a man bound for the very top - speaks first to SFM.
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SFM Interview |
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Gunter Romenath
President of the European Sumo Union - representing the world's premier sumo continent, Gunter Romenath sits down to chew the amateur fat with Mark Buckton during a recent trip to Tokyo.
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Eric Evaluates |
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Mark Buckton
EB takes a break as MB steps in with a plea
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Kyushu Basho Summary |
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Lon Howard
Lon takes us through the goings on in Fukuoka - the last basho of 2007.
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Hatsu Basho - Ones To Watch |
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Alexander Hermann
See what you think about Alex's look at the things we will and might see happen in Jan, 2008! You know Asashoryu is back, right?
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Photo Bonanzas |
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Carolyn Todd / Martina Lunau
Some of the very best offerings from Fukuoka.
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Sumo Menko - 1953 Focus |
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Ryan Laughton
Ryan's latest on the intriguing world of collecting sumo menko and why 1953 stands head and shoulders above the rest.
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Amateur Angles |
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Howard Gilbert
View Howard's take on the changes taking place in and around women's sumo - an integral part of the amateur game on the global stage.
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Rikishi Diary |
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Mark Kent
Mark Kent - English pro-wrestler and British amateur heavyweight sumotori on his bid for amateur glory and the British Sumo Fed's failure to bring home the Chiang Mai silverware.
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The One That (almost) Got Away |
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Joe Klemmer
JK - absent when SF/SML/ST got together in the last issue - adds his thoughts this time out. Better late than never we say.
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Heya Peek |
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Martina Lunau
Martina uses her attendance at the Kyushu Basho to head for Sakaigawa's home away from home - the heya's Fukuoka base.
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Kokugi Konnections |
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Todd Lambert
Out of respect for the ever present American readers out there - a KK dedicated to sites based in the US of A.
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Morph Corner |
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Olivia Nagioff
The global exclusive of sumo morphing part IV - enjoy something seen nowhere else.
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SFM Cartoons |
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Benny Loh & Stephen Thompson
Sit back and enjoy this issue's cartoon bonanza courtesy of the men in South East Asia.
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Sumo Odds & Ends |
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SFM's interactive elements, as always including Henka Sightings, Elevator Rikishi and Eternal Banzuke - Lon and Ben do their stuff.
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News Snippets!
 American Fan Focus
This issue has an American theme -
Let's Hear from You
discovers how 3 Americans became sumo fans.
Kokugi Konnections
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Mark Buckton
Since the inception of the International Sumo Federation, Mr. Gunter Romenath has served
as President of the European Sumo Union...Mr. Romenath was once the oldest ever German champion
level judoka... Read more...
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Olivia Nagioff
What would Ichihara like for his New Year present?
See more...
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Chris Gould
The root cause of sumo revolution is no different to that which has torn up many a country:
economic inequality. The professionalisation of sumo in the mid-18th century was, in theory,
supposed to address this issue, freeing sumotori from their serf-like existence under the
ownership of powerful Edo warlords.
Read more...
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Joe Kuroda
When the Tokugawa Shogunate gave up power in 1868, they brought to an end, 250 years of feudal rule,
thereby giving birth to a period of modernization and the new Meiji-era (1868-1912). As the nation
opened up its doors to the outside world, tremendous upheaval and turmoil was experienced by its
citizens. Almost overnight, the Japanese started to cast away the old ways as they adapted to the new
paradigms. Read more...
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Ryan Laughton
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