Will Japan’s first female prime minister defy sumo’s ban on women?

Sanae Takaichi must decide whether to break with centuries of tradition and step into the ring to present the trophy ...
The Economist

Japanese women are wrestling with sumo’s boundaries

A version of this scene repeated itself all day in Kyoto last month as 300 wrestlers went at it in bout after bout. This was ...
Yahoo! Sports

Japanese women struggle to find a place in the Japanese sumo world

TOKYO (AP) — Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still ...
KTBS 3

Sumo grapples with ancient rule in age of woman PM

The world of sumo could be rocked this month if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presents a trophy in the ring, where women have ...
Idaho State Journal

Photos show women in Japan working to break down barriers in ancient, tradition-bound sumo

While women remain excluded from professional sumo, more than 600 now compete at the amateur level. The Associated Press documented some of them in training, including wrestlers preparing for the Sumo ...