Sumo Cheating
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Issue Date
2007-05-30Author
Hacker, Randi
Tsutsui, William
Publisher
Center for East Asian Studies, University of Kansas
Type
Recording, oral
Is part of series
Postcards from Asia;0078
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https://audioboom.com/posts/827159-0078-sumo-cheatingMetadata
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Broadcast Transcript: A typical sumo bout lasts, oh, about 10 seconds. That's roughly how long it takes one mountain of a man to push another one out of the designated circle. And so you have to ask yourself how is there even time to fix a match? But that's the accusation sumo fans are leveling at Asashoryu, bad boy defending champion of Japan's national sport. Asashoryu has already been criticized for being rude--he pulled another wrestler's topknot!--and foreign--he's Mongolian--but this accusation is the foulest of all. A reporter alleges that Asashoryu paid his opponents $6500 to throw the fights. The Japanese Sumo Association denies it, but there is some suggestion that the association itself might be involved. That's pretty heavy. Pun intended. #ceas #japan #tsutsui
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This is one of hundreds of 60-second radio spots created by the Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) for Kansas Public Radio (KPR). The purpose of this outreach program is to introduce the people of Kansas to the culture and current issues of East Asia.
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