The business will continue to operate under the Red Kite name, as a wholly owned subsidiary of
Sumo Digital.
Eiji looked at his son's body type and was taken by its similarity to that of fellow Ibaraki Prefecture native Kisenosato, who had been steadily climbing the
sumo ranks (and is now a yokozuna).
The IFN[alpha]2-T[alpha]1 fusion gene was expressed with N-terminal
SUMO fusion under T7 promoter of pET-SUMO vector, purified by immobilized metal ion chromatography and its anti-proliferation activity was determined by MTT assay in comparison with commercial IFN[alpha]2b.
As amateurs, the women athletes at Asahi and other universities are not bound by the ancient traditions governing professional
sumo - in which only men can compete.
'[This policy] has continued for hundreds of years,'
sumo gym chief Oguruma told local media following the hour-long meeting.
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Sumo dates back some 2,000 years according to historians and retains many Shinto religious overtones.Its dirt rings, known as "dohyo", are viewed as sacred in the Japanese Shinto faith and women considered to be ritually unclean are not allowed to enter for fear of desecrating the hallowed soil.
After finally being selected, the Taiwan
Sumo Association and the Mayor of Taoyuan, Cheng Wen-tsan formally welcomed representatives from the International
Sumo Federation to Taiwan, at the press conference in Taoyuan.
Footage posted on social media triggered outrage, with many criticising
sumo officials and saying they were choosing tradition over life.
Judging will conclude by 'people's choice' voting online via: http://sumosushibento.com/photocontest/ and a panel of
Sumo Sushi & Bento employees for '
Sumo choice.'
The acquisition means that
Sumo Digital now operates four studios - three in the UK and one in India.
Tokyo: Japan's ancient sport of
sumo suffered another humiliating blow Wednesday when grand champion Harumafuji retired to atone for a brutal assault on a rival wrestler while out drinking.
As a boy, Kenneth watched
sumo matches on TV in the Philippines, Catherine said: 'He used to tell his grandmother that he would become a
sumo wrestler when he grew up.'