Comments on: Everything You Need To Know About Japan’s Sumo Match-Fixing Scandal

By: New Happenings at Tofugu

New Happenings at Tofugu — Tue, 31 May 2011 21:58:48 +0000

[...] have noticed I’ve been doing some small things for Tofugu already, writing some posts about sumo wrestling and zany inventors, but from here on out I’ll be working on all things Tofugu (and our sister [...]

By: Shifty

Shifty — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:47:00 +0000

Can you describe what the heck you’re talking about? The “cheating” suspected by Levitt was that sumo who had already secured their position in the finals were allowing their opponent in a tied series to win. The result is already 50% predetermined (one player moves on regardless), and they’re not “scheming to stay in the top” (the scheming is for the benefit of one who wouldn’t have made it).

This is more like a baseball team getting up by 10 runs in the 3rd inning, and then deciding to not swing for the wall any more. In this one game, it’s being gracious. In the tournament, the score difference may make a difference, but really only if other teams don’t follow the same etiquette.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:45:00 +0000

Maybe it is more like American “Wrestling” than we thought. That’s really important to some Americans…

By: BrianLeung_

BrianLeung_ — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:41:00 +0000

I was very distraught when I heard this news, but deep down, I knew it was happening.
I started following sumo because of the cultural significance and also because it’s a very technical combative sport. It’s very sad to see the sport take so many hits recently.
The governing structure of the association should really be modernized. A lot of this was directly a result of how secluded and hidden its operations were. If the sport was under the same scrutiny as Olympic level sports (drug-testing, media coverage, etc) then it will greatly discourage a lot of these activities.
But still, being a big fan, I’d love to see a stronger, healthier sumo come back from these devastating blows.
Cheers, and good job with Tofugu

By: Lisa W

Lisa W — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:36:00 +0000

True, true.
Anyway, onto more important things. I want to see these guys visit a normal home and try to use a normal bathroom here. I suspect it would make me laugh, possibly rofl again. ^^

There’s an idea for TofuguTV, right? :D

By: will

will — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 09:10:00 +0000

Great article! I don’t know who this Hashi guy is, but he seems like a real cool frood.