Female mayor in Japan seeks end to male-only sumo tradition

Takarazuka Mayor Tomoko Nakagawa heads to an office of the Japan Sumo Association in Tokyo on April 19, 2018, to submit a written request for the sport's governing body to reconsider its longstanding male-only rules. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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