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	<title>BlogLinkJapan &#187; sumo</title>
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		<title>Sumo : Hakuho wins 60th consecutive bout</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/105791/sumo-hakuho-wins-60th-consecutive-bout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[seoul-man]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We visited the Sumo today. The 12th day of the Tokyo Grand Sumo tournament at the Kokugikan at Ryogoku. It is a fascinating spectacle. We arrived fairly early around 1pm and were enthralled all afternoon until the final bout just before 6pm. Hakuho the 25 year old Yokozuna was looking to continue his undefeated run [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ancient and National Sport of Japan – Sumo, the Japanese Wrestling</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99094/ancient-and-national-sport-of-japan-%e2%80%93-sumo-the-japanese-wrestling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sumo, a form of Japanese wrestling began as long as 2000 years ago is considered by many to be the national sport of Japan. Sumo became the professional sport in the Edo period (1600-1868), and although it is practiced today by clubs in high school, colleges and amateur associations, it has its greatest appeal as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99060/tomioka-hachimangu-shrine/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/99060/tomioka-hachimangu-shrine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the same vicinity as the Kiyosumi Teien Garden (in my last blog post), you will find the Tomioka Hachimangu Shrine, founded in 1627, a shinto shrine dedicated to the kami (god) Hachiman. There is a small Japanese garden and pond to one side of the shrine area with a few red torii gates. This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NHK to air live broadcasts of sumo again</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/98737/nhk-to-air-live-broadcasts-of-sumo-again/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/98737/nhk-to-air-live-broadcasts-of-sumo-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:46:27 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Bionicbong]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan’s public TV broadcaster is to resume live sumo broadcasts, after canceling coverage of July’s Nagoya tournament over a betting scandal that hit the country’s ancient sport. NHK officials said Thursday the station will televise the Sept. 12-26 Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament as usual. NHK did not air live broadcasts of the Nagoya tournament, saying [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Sumo association to set up &#8216;mob-cams&#8217; at Kokugikan&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/97130/sumo-association-to-set-up-mob-cams-at-kokugikan/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Visual Anthropology of Japan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From today&#8217;s Japan Today: The Japan Sumo Association will set up ‘‘mob-cams’’ at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament as a measure to kick organized crime out of the national pastime. Determined to remove the presence of gangsters from the sport once and for all under new chairman Hanaregoma, the JSA [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sumo Wrestlers Given iPads As Phone Replacements</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/97055/sumo-wrestlers-given-ipads-as-phone-replacements/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/97055/sumo-wrestlers-given-ipads-as-phone-replacements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 11:59:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Japan Sumo Association are sending iPads to 51 sumo stables to ease communication. The main reason is not because the sumo wrestlers are all tech geeks but because their fingers are too chubby to use normal phones XD The Japanese Sumo Association realised that the wrestlers have a problem of missing phone calls or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan In the News: iPad for giant sumo wrestlers</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/96488/japan-in-the-news-ipad-for-giant-sumo-wrestlers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent news article from Reuters declares that the iPad is the right fit for giant sumo wrestlers. This is just another example of how tradition and modern technology go together in Japan, as sumo is one of its most ancient sports.  It’s a big iPhone for big wrestlers!]]></description>
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		<title>Pulsations (08.07.10)</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/90861/pulsations-08-07-10/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/90861/pulsations-08-07-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 01:26:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the latest Pulsations, links to fresh stories and visuals about Japan, shout-outs to fellow bloggers, and highly clickable stuff that we think you might enjoy. In no particular order, they are . . . Sendai-shi: This isn’t just one post . . . it’s one whole blog of WWII photos, taken by Abraham [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asashoryu, Sumo Champion, starts MMA camp – MMA Fighting Stances: Mixed martial arts intelligence from the cage and ring</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/86299/asashoryu-sumo-champion-starts-mma-camp-%e2%80%93-mma-fighting-stances-mixed-martial-arts-intelligence-from-the-cage-and-ring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retired sumo star Asashoryu might be serious about mixed martial arts, after all.An official with World Victory Road says Asashoryu has started an MMA team for athletes from his native country of Mongolia, according to the Nightmare of Battle. World Victory Road runs Sengoku Raiden Championships, one of Japan’s two leading MMA brands along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nagoya sumo baso is broadcasting online as NHK boycotts</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/84326/nagoya-sumo-baso-is-broadcasting-online-as-nhk-boycotts/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/84326/nagoya-sumo-baso-is-broadcasting-online-as-nhk-boycotts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fed up with lack of live coverage of the Nagoya sumo basho? Not interested in watching NHK’s stretching tips instead? The Japan Sumo Association may be under fire over a scandal where several dozen sumo wrestlers were involved in baseball gambling believed to be linked to gangs, but it has something up its sleeve for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who pays for sumo?</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/75425/who-pays-for-sumo/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/75425/who-pays-for-sumo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 04:38:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sumo wrestlers don&#8217;t make huge salaries but they can get a lot of yen in other ways.]]></description>
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		<title>Beware of Jiggling Sumo Tits and Broken Wear</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/72763/beware-of-jiggling-sumo-tits-and-broken-wear/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/72763/beware-of-jiggling-sumo-tits-and-broken-wear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 17:36:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of hours of my life has been flushed down the drain watching videos on the web, a large chuck of those videos or Japan related, at one time I considered started a tumbler blog dedicated solely to my video discoveries but realized there are already a few dozen out there that are doing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Sumo Stable Masters gave Organized Crime Syndicates Tournament Tickets</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/67268/two-sumo-stable-masters-gave-organized-crime-syndicates-tournament-tickets/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/67268/two-sumo-stable-masters-gave-organized-crime-syndicates-tournament-tickets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 12:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two sumo stable masters have been found to have given senior members of an organized crime group tickets for a tournament last year, prompting the sport’s government body to move toward taking disciplinary steps, police and sumo officials said Tuesday. Aichi police said dozens of members of the group, Kodokai, watched matches during the 15-day [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today’s Japan Photo: Sumo VS Children</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/64518/today%e2%80%99s-japan-photo-sumo-vs-children/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/64518/today%e2%80%99s-japan-photo-sumo-vs-children/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 01:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many children do you think it would take to move a Japanese sumo wrestler? For Today’s Japan Photo, we are gonna examine this fact with this interesting photo by kiri-fuda. Its funny to see so many kids using all their strength to push the towering sumo.]]></description>
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		<title>Today’s Japan Photo: Dohyo 土俵</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/51285/today%e2%80%99s-japan-photo-dohyo-%e5%9c%9f%e4%bf%b5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 01:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since I just reported that Nozomi Sasaki is starring in an upcoming drama titled Dohyo girl, I thought I should feature the Dohyo for Today’s Japan Photo. Here’s a shot of an outdoor Dohyo 土俵 which was taken by Adrian and Colin’s Mommy. As you can see the Dohyo is actually made out of sand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nozomi Sasaki Stars In Drama About Sumo</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/51109/nozomi-sasaki-stars-in-drama-about-sumo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My favorite idol/fashion model Nozomi Sasaki 佐々木 is finally getting her first starring role in an upcoming drama series. Interestingly, the drama is titled Dohyo Girl 『土俵ガール!（仮）』 and would be about sumo wrestling, where the story follows a young girl trying to save a high school sumo club from being abolished. Sasaki plays the protagonist, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sumo ~ Yasukuni Shrine</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/27892/sumo-yasukuni-shrine/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/27892/sumo-yasukuni-shrine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 10:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Le tournoi de Sumo en l’honneur du temple Yasukuni a eu lieu le 9 Avril dernier. J’avais été voir ce même tournoi il y a 3 ans, mais cette année c’est Maki qui a eu la joie d’y aller. Je vous conseil d’aller voir mes autres articles sur le Sumo: Voir un Match de Sumo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tilt-Shift Sumo Wrestling</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/26376/tilt-shift-sumo-wrestling/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/26376/tilt-shift-sumo-wrestling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:14:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was doing research for a tilt-shift lense that I intended to purchase and accidentally came across this very interesting youtube timelaspe video of sumo wrestling that was taken in tilt-shift. This youtube video was taken by the thebittergirls. It so interesting to see everyone become minaturised and I particularly loved the performance at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interviewing Baruto</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/25389/interviewing-baruto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Way back in March 2005 I had the very good fortune to interview a little-known Estonian sumo wrestler – Baruto. After the recent Osaka basho Baruto looks certain to be promoted to Ozeki rank. So, in celebration, I’m reposting my Japan Times story. Gochandesu. Past the pain and language barriers. Estonian not thrown by new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Estonian bouncer adds Baltic spice to sumo</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/25192/former-estonian-bouncer-adds-baltic-spice-to-sumo/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/25192/former-estonian-bouncer-adds-baltic-spice-to-sumo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baruto throws his weight around After the nightclub fracas that toppled a Mongolian grand champion from grace who would have thought it would take a former bouncer from Estonia to help clean up the mess in the troubled world of sumo? The soft-spoken giant Baruto gave the ancient Japanese sport a shot in the arm after sealing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japan — The Strange Country</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/24600/japan-%e2%80%94-the-strange-country/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/24600/japan-%e2%80%94-the-strange-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just came across this video about Japan which is very informative and interesting, a really good introduction to Japan. I think this is the type of videos they should show you in school, as it makes you want to learn more about the country Kenichi Tanaka, the guy who made this, is a 23-year-old graphic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asashoryu back in Japan</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/18983/asashoryu-back-in-japan/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/18983/asashoryu-back-in-japan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Japan Probe]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After vacationing in Hawaii and New York, former Yokozuna Asashoryu has returned to Japan: As you can see form the video clip, he is still keeping quiet about his future plans. His consistent avoidance of answering reporters’ questions does not seem to have discouraged the media from chasing him around wherever he goes. — Akihabara [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sumo gets even more Japanese</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/18810/sumo-gets-even-more-japanese/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/18810/sumo-gets-even-more-japanese/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Just Another Day in Japan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[That headline is putting it in the nicest possible terms. Honestly I got a bit angry reading about this, and I&#8217;m not even a fan of sumo. I&#8217;m talking about the Japan Sumo Association&#8217;s recent decision to limit the amount of foreigners allowed to participate in the sport. Not only that, but &#8220;foreigner&#8221; here means [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sumo</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/16536/sumo/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/16536/sumo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[LifeYou.tv]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A selection of some picture of Sumo I took here is the picture I used: ( if you want some in better quality for your personal use, just ask )]]></description>
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		<title>Head of Bulgarian Sumo Federation gloats about Asashoryu’s retirement</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/15659/head-of-bulgarian-sumo-federation-gloats-about-asashoryu%e2%80%99s-retirement/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/15659/head-of-bulgarian-sumo-federation-gloats-about-asashoryu%e2%80%99s-retirement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article from Sofia News Agency notes how Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu has a better chance of winning championships now that Asashoryu is gone: Kotooshu is reported as behaving totally differently, abiding by all social and professional rules. His wedding, on February 14, will be conducted entirely according to Japanese protocol and tradition. The entire [...]]]></description>
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		<title>34th Grand Sumo Tournament</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/15538/34th-grand-sumo-tournament/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/15538/34th-grand-sumo-tournament/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went to see the 34th Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Stadium on Sunday. This was the first time for me, seeing live sumo, although as a kid I always used to watch it on Channel 4 in the UK. At that time however sumo was still pretty much a Japanese only sport, but now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asashoryu Retires from Sumo Video Discussion</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/15434/asashoryu-retires-from-sumo-video-discussion/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/15434/asashoryu-retires-from-sumo-video-discussion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long video discussing the retirement of Asashoryu, the yokozuna (sumo champion) of Sumo in Japan. Asashoryu announced his retirement recently.]]></description>
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		<title>Asashoryu Got Horsed By the J.S.A.</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/15274/asashoryu-got-horsed-by-the-j-s-a/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/15274/asashoryu-got-horsed-by-the-j-s-a/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life in Japan can be pretty cut and dry sometimes. In a nation which image and pride is often more important than doing the `right thing` or even making smart decisions, a person can have their life crushed with just one small mistake. There are countless examples I could site of image and pride taking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Headlines</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/14335/headlines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 18:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just a few stories that were in the news that got my attention: ★ In 1985, many of the biggest pop stars in America, including Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Bruce Springsteen, recorded a song together titled “We Are The World“. The aim of the song was to raise money to help Africa. In fact, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The End of Asashoryu?</title>
		<link>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/13165/the-end-of-asashoryu/</link>
		<comments>http://bloglinkjapan.com/japan/en/13165/the-end-of-asashoryu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mongolian-born sumo grand champion Asashoryu is in deep trouble after drunkenly assaulting a man in Tokyo: The latest indiscretion by sumo’s perennial “bad boy” purportedly took place outside a nightclub in Tokyo’s Nishiazabu district in the early hours of Jan. 16 during the recent New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Asashoryu is alleged to have punched [...]]]></description>
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