Due to the devastating scandals in the ancient sport of Sumo, we have suspended our translation service of tournament results (http://twitter.com/tsukiotoshi). When the sport reclaims its lost honor, we look forward to resuming this service for Sumo fans in English. Until then, please follow the official sumo website for English results, or the feed in Japanese here: http://twitter.com/sumo

For fans of other Japanese sports, please visit: http://www.hatakikomi.com/football

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Sumo is a competitive contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force one another out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally. The Japanese consider sumo a modern Japanese martial art, though the sport has a history spanning many centuries.

amazon.com | Japan Sports: Sumo

Christian scriptures, consisting of the 66 books of the Old and New Testaments, in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. In addition to study guides and support texts.

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Alternate history is a subgenre of science fiction and historical fiction that is set in a world in which history has diverged from history as it is generally known. Alternate history literature asks the question, “What if history had developed differently?” Most works in this genre are based in real historical events, yet feature social, geopolitical, or industrial circumstances that developed differently than our own.

amazon.com | History: Alternative Reality