This week: we wrap up the miniseries with the end of Akebono’s career, as the first gaijin yokozuna takes his post-dohyo trajectory in a very different direction from the other yokozuna before him (or at least, from most of the other yokozuna before him). Plus some final thoughts on sumo today.
Sources
Panek, Mark. Gaijin Yokozuna: An Autobiography of Chad Rowan
Benjamin, David. Sumo: A Thinking Fan’s Guide to Japan’s National Sport
Washington Post coverage of Akebono’s marriage
Some Japan Times discussion of the Hakuho cheer ‘drama’
Some Japan Forward coverage of the Miyaginobeya drama around Hakuho
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