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February 20, 2013

Is Japan Too Fat For Sumo?

Toko Sekiguchi, Japan Real Time

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Japan’s iconic national sport, sumo, has taken a beating in recent years, tarnished by one scandal after another–including drug use, deadly hazing in the training stables, illegal gambling, match-rigging and questionable ties to organized crime.

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