THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
January 29, 2021 at 16:40 JST
A yokozuna performs a ring-entrance ceremony at the venue without spectators on the first day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka in March 2020. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
With COVID-19 cases spiking across the nation, the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) on Jan. 28 decided to move the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament from Osaka to Tokyo. [Read More]
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