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...Japanese have a word, haragei, which refers to the hara, the belly (as in hara-kiri) which is, in Japanese culture, what the heart is in the Western tradition: the core and home of will, authentic emotion, sincerity. Haragei, (a sumo wrestling match of contesting authenticities; the art and politics of the gut, basically) is not articulate or rational, but merely asserts its mystic will. Some Japanese have worried that their country's politicians rely too much on haragei, and have suggested that Japanese should westernize themselves toward more rational, systematic debate...
...game was astonishing, and the same applies to Tag Tournament. Each of the 30-odd characters has its own martial arts style based on reality, with some admittedly outrageous tweaks. This means you can create everyone's fantasy martial arts movie by staging battles pitting endless combinations of combatants: Sumo vs. (Space) Samurai, Thai Boxing vs. Tae Kwon Do, Kangaroo vs. Bear...
...home of sumo wrestling, marathon running is big. So big that tiny Naoko Takahashi - 163 cms and 47 kg - has already become a national hero. She staked a claim for a place in the pantheon of Japanese sport with her gold medal-winning performance in Sunday's Olympic marathon. Not only did she win, but she recorded a new Olympic record time of two hours, 23 minutes, 14 seconds and scored Japan's first-ever women's athletic gold...
...Quad looked emptier than it usually does because of the conspicuous absence of an inflatable moonwalk and a sumo wrestling ring...
...weather stunk for most of last week, but yesterday afternoon the sunlight broke through, just in time for the annual spring celebration on the MAC Quad. Although "Springfest 2000" was not nearly as bombastic as those of years past--sumo wrestling and gladiatorial combat among the most conspicuous absences--it was a genuinely festive event that did much to dispel the dreariness that accompanies April snowfalls...