Japan’s sacred sumo ring is off limits to women, even its new prime minister

Sanae Takaichi is Japan’s first female prime minister. But women aren’t permitted to enter the sumo ring, and she may skip ...
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Japanese women are wrestling with sumo’s boundaries

A version of this scene repeated itself all day in Kyoto last month as 300 wrestlers went at it in bout after bout. This was ...

Japan's first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring

TOKYO -- TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan's first female prime minister in October. She must now ...