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Paris will be the setting next weekend for one of Japan's oldest martial art forms, sumo wrestling, but an unheralded star of the major two-day tournament will be 100 percent French: the 200 ...

The picture is cropped. A Japanese man standing to one side has been cut away. That man is Kotsuji, and the book is the long ...

After our arrival in Hiroshima, we proceeded to the picturesque island of Miyajima, where I spent part of an afternoon with a ...

Japanese fans cleaning stadiums after major sporting events often leave the world impressed, but the practice is rooted in a much deeper cultural tradition ...

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Paris will be the setting next weekend for one of Japan’s oldest martial art forms, sumo wrestling, but an unheralded star of ...

Inspired by the legend of sun goddess Amaterasu, Be-Japon's acclaimed production reimagines the mythological story through colourful kimonos and a fashion-inspired performances on a catwalk. View on e ...

For the first time ever, Sumo Wrestling comes to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. Following a successful run in ...

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