By KENSUKE SUZUKI/ Staff Writer
January 26, 2022 at 07:30 JST
Applicants wait in a row for their screening to become sumo wrestlers prior to the 1992 Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. In this year, 223 candidates, the most in the Heisei Era (1989-2019), passed the test. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Fading public interest and a declining number of wrestlers is weighing heavily on the traditional sport of sumo. [Read More]
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