Re: [sumo] April 10th Osaka-Exhibition tournament

["Joshua A. Reyer" <circlejar@comcast.net>]

Lawrence Rogers wrote:

From: Katrina <katrina@shoin.ac.jp>
>  
>
> > In addition to Moti's information about this tournament, may I add 
> > that 
> > there will be stadium announcements in English.  This is due to 
> > the 
> > decline in the number of Japanese audience members and an increase 
> > in 
> > the number of foreign ones.   
> >    
>
> Good news, I suppose, for English speakers, but I wonder if it's a 
> wise move by the sumo association. My spies tell me one of the reasons 
> for the decline in Japanese attendance is dissatisfaction at the 
> increase in the number of foreign rikishi.  I suspect 
> further 'internationalization' will keep more Jpnse away. An 
> alternative: give all the gaikoku types who look puzzled a radio for 
> the in-house English broadcasting. 
>  

Larry has a good point.  Japanese people have been staying off the 
bullet-trains in droves since they started doing English announcements 
at stops.
[EndPost by "Joshua A. Reyer" <circlejar@comcast.net>]