Episode 576 - The Kings of the Ring, Part 3

History of Japan - A podcast by Isaac Meyer - Fridays

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This week: after Taiho, the floodgates open as more non-Japanese rikishi begin to enter the sport. One of them, Takamiyama, has a good but not great career. But two of the rikishi he recruits to train under him after retirement--Konishiki Yasokichi and Akebono Taro--will change sumo forever. Show notes here.