Gearoid Reidy

1 week ago | japantimes.co.jp | Gearoid Reidy

Like a wrestler entering the ring, sumo is straddling the brink of a new era. Japan’s national sport seems more popular than ever. Attendance has bounced back from the pandemic; all 90 days of bouts in 2024 were sold out. The Japan Sumo Association, which oversees the sport, is enjoying record revenues. This autumn, it will hold a tournament in London’s Royal Albert Hall, the first outside Japan in 20 years.

1 week ago | qoshe.com | Gearoid Reidy

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Gearoid Reidy

Japan’s new sumo hero, Onosato. (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Like a wrestler entering the ring, sumo is straddling the brink of a new era. Japan’s national sport seems more popular than ever. Attendance has bounced back from the pandemic; all 90 days of bouts in 2024 were sold out. The Japan Sumo Association, which oversees the sport, is enjoying record revenues. This autumn, it will hold a tournament in London’s Royal Albert Hall, the first outside Japan in 20 years.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Gearoid Reidy

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1 week ago | taipeitimes.com | Gearoid Reidy

By Gearoid Reidy / Bloomberg Opinion Hello Kitty seems an unlikely trigger for an immigration debate, but that is what happened in Japan this week when Megumi Hayashibara, a prominent voice actress behind icons from Hello Kitty to the long-running anime franchise Evangelion’s Rei Ayanami, took to her blog to discuss the growing population of outsiders.