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[abe@kaleida.com (Masumi Abe)]

From: totoro@gol.com (Dwayne Lee)
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Subject: Re: Re(2): ***Foreigners to be excluded from Sumo***
Date: 20 Apr 1995 16:04:43 +0900
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I've never heard of foreignors being actively excluded from Sumo.
But the exhausting route from entry to higher levels of sumo
would be discouraging for many atheletes I would guess.  Plus
add learning the language and culture, relatively low pay (???),
and AFAIK entry level sumo isn't much more than being a slave :-)
I would imagine after all this, not that many foreignors would be
so inclined to professional sumo life.  I'm actually amazed that
that many *Japanese* are interested in making sumo their profession.

BTW we live near some sumo wrestlers ... it is indescribly hilarious
to see them ride their 50cc scooters :-)

Dwayne Lee
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