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The Dark Side of Sumo Wrestling

  • Writer: David Connolly
    David Connolly
  • Aug 19, 2022
  • 1 min read


As Japan’s centuries-old national sport, Sumo has long been a part of the national identity. Yet over the years, the sport has been rocked by numerous cases of abuse, even murders, which have been too prominent for the public to ignore. Hanako Montgomery for VICE World News speaks with former and current wrestlers to find out why this persists in the sport.


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