Sumo: JSA to hear views on tradition of banning women from sumo ring

Japan Sumo Association board member Shibatayama enters the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on April 28, 2018, to attend an extraordinary meeting being convened to discuss sumo's heavily criticized policy of banning women from setting foot in the ring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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