Sumo ass'n selects woman dramatist to yokozuna council

Sumo ass'n selects woman dramatist to yokozuna council

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) on Sept. 12 named popular playwright Makiko Uchidate (shown in this file photo) to the Yokozuna Deliberation Council, which oversees the promotion of wrestlers to sumo's highest rank. Uchidate is the first woman to be selected to the advisory body of the JSA.

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