Truemors
Scandals Plague Japanese Sumo Culture
" The first scandal broke in August when police found a marijuana cigarette inside 20-year-old Russian wrestler Wakanoho's wallet. Wakanoho was born Gagloev Soslan Aleksandrovich in Russia's North Ossetia...
Brian the fake sumo hits bank's credibility
HSBC - self-styled 'the world's local bank' scores an own goal with their culturally insensitive sumo wrestler ad. With all the money that the banks make despite the credit crunch one would think that their budget...
My Close Encounter With Sumo Wrestling
Sumo - quivering mounds of flesh set into sudden motion that is at once jarring and engaging. It’s the sport of gods, literally. However, it took me some time to appreciate sumo. Long before I made my way over...
Bulgaria's Kotooshu first European to win biggest sumo prize
Taking the sumo trophy out of it's homeland is Kaloyan Mahlyanov (Kotooshu) from Bulgaria! "Less than six years after his debut in sumo wrestling, Bulgarian wrestler Kotooshu became the first European to win...
Sumo wrestler uses a ladle as weapon
Be careful of ladle wielding sumo wrestlers! It seems as if this blunt, almost-hollow cooking utensil has been favoured by Toyozakura, a vetran sumo wrestler who used it as a whipping stick on an 18 year old...
Hazing Allegations in Sumo Death
It seems that nobody is denying the existence of hazing in sumo training, but only the extent of it." In scenes unprecedented in Japan's history, where wrestlers are seen as national heroes, the sumo stars were...
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