This week: we wrap up the miniseries with the end of Akebono’s career, as the first gaijin yokozuna takes his…
This week: Akebono becomes a yokozuna, and finds himself burdened with new expectations on and off the dohyo. Plus, a…
This week: in the span of just a few years, Akebono goes from a rookie in sumo to one of…
This week: Chad Rowan, who will be the first non-Japanese yokozuna in history, is the subject for the rest of…
This week: after Taiho, the floodgates open as more non-Japanese rikishi begin to enter the sport. One of them, Takamiyama,…
This week, we’re beginning a new miniseries on the legends of Japan’s most ancient sport: sumo. What can we learn…
This week, how did the 1964 Paralympics end up in Japan? Who made it happen? And why does 1964 represent…
This week, we finish our look at the Olympic movement in Japan with a series of discussions on the legacy…
This week, Japan finally gets the Olympics; but what does that really mean for Japan? What does hosting really accomplish…
This week, we’re starting a series on the history of the Olympic movement in Japan. How did Japan get involved…