Playwright picked as first woman member in yokozuna council

Playwright picked as first woman member in yokozuna council

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Tokitsukaze (L) on Sept. 12 commissions popular playwright Makiko Uchidate as a member of the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, which oversees the promotion of wrestlers to sumo's highest rank. Uchidate is the first woman to be named a member of the association's advisory body.

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