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A Wanpaku Sumo tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in July 2016
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
The hidden details that shape professional sumo
By John Gunning
Beyond the in-ring action, professional sumo is packed with fascinating details, and August¡¯s quieter schedule is the perfect time to explore stories that rarely make headlines.
Aonishiki (left) receives the trophy from Hakkaku, chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, after winning the July Grand Sumo Tournament at IG Arena in Nagoya on Sunday.
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Sumo¡¯s top wrestler isn¡¯t a yokozuna ¡ª yet
By John Gunning
A championship-winning return from injury in Nagoya cemented Aonishiki¡¯s status as sumo¡¯s leading performer.
Kirishima (right) defeats Atamifuji by <i>oshidashi</i> at IG Arena in Nagoya on Sunday.
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Nagoya Basho enters final stretch with everything to play for
By John Gunning
Aonishiki¡¯s push for both the Emperor¡¯s Cup and a return to š­³ú±ð°ìŸ± has become the defining story of Nagoya, but several dangerous challengers remain firmly in the hunt.

SUMO

Hoshoryu dispatches Oho in a playoff to clinch the Emperor's Cup on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday in Tokyo.
Basho reports
Hoshoryu overcomes rank-and-file wrestlers to put yokozuna promotion in sight
By John Gunning
Despite the best efforts of Kinbozan and Oho, it was ozeki Hoshoryu that eventually emerged victorious in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Wakatakakage injury casts pall over July meet, but potential new stars loom
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Remembering the wrestlers who rarely make the headlines
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Cultural aspects dominate coverage as sumo enthralls Paris
By John Gunning
SUMO
In pictures: Sumo tournament returns to Paris after 30 years
SUMO
French salt enters the sumo ring in Paris
By Diane Falconer
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Could Hoshoryu be the last Mongolian yokozuna?
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Paris sumo tournament should deepen existing ties and open up new frontiers
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Rare komusubi title win bodes well for Wakatakakage¡¯s future
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Injuries dampen excitement for wide-open Emperor¡¯s Cup race
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Kirishima¡¯s hot streak saves summer tournament from disastrous start
By John Gunning
SUMO
Path to glory opens for Hoshoryu after injuries to rivals Onosato and Aonishiki
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
What should the expectations be for sumo¡¯s current trio of š­³ú±ð°ìŸ±?
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Kirishima back at š­³ú±ð°ìŸ± in sumo¡¯s latest banzuke rankings
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Professional sumo awaits three potential new stars
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Chiyomaru¡¯s next act shines light on sumo¡¯s unsung roles
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Sumo creates unity on an island famed for division
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Smiles, not stoicism, at new tournament for retired sumo stars
By John Gunning
SUMO
Kirishima clinches return to š­³ú±ð°ìŸ± rank
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Kirishima¡¯s Emperor¡¯s Cup likely seals dramatic return to š­³ú±ð°ìŸ±
By John Gunning
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Current permanent residency applications to be judged using new income criteria
Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Beast of Reincarnation shows Game Freak has more to learn
Releasing on Aug. 4, Beast of Reincarnation is set in a far-future version of Japan ruined by a mysterious apocalypse.
U.S. to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia, sources say
The U.S. State Department said in a notice ?sent to some congressional committees last week that it plans to close ?its posts ?in St. George&#039;s, Grenada; Nagoya, Japan; Medan, Indonesia; Douala, Cameroon; and Winnipeg, Canada. ?
Japan to add five-year stay period for Type 2 foreign workers
Holders of the Type 2 specified skilled foreign worker status are currently granted periods of stay for six months, one year, two years or three years.
Three lions die at Tokyo¡¯s Tama Zoo amid heat wave
Mugi, a female lion at Tama Zoo in Tokyo, has died following a heat wave in July.
Current permanent residency applications to be judged using new income criteria
Justice Minister Hiroshi Hiraguchi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Disinformation abounds online in aftermath of Kumamoto quake
Television screens in Tokyo show news coverage of a powerful earthquake hitting Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28. Some social media accounts have claimed that shaky footage of the quake was fake.
Japan defense report says China challenge must be met with ¡®overall national strength¡¯
Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers walk in front of a Type 88 surface-to-ship missile launcher, during the Balikatan annual joint military exercises at Culili Point Sand Dunes, in Paoay, Philippines, on May 6.
A pressing question on the front lines in Kumamoto: Who cares for the caregivers?
Tomoko Sato, the chief of emergency medicine at Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital, brought her two children to the hospital so she could continue treating patients following the Kumamoto earthquake.
For Japan¡¯s aging homeless population, brutal summers are dangerously inescapable
A homeless person near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Authorities have warned the public to avoid unnecessary outings and advised people to stay in air-conditioned spaces, but for people who are homeless this is often not an option.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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