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  • Issue #168
  • 8 min read
Two sumo wrestlers grappling during a match on a sandy ring with spectators in the background
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Master Shibatayama

Former Grand Champion sumo wrestler Master Shibatayama chooses a traditional Japanese restaurant in Shinjuku for his Last Meal. He runs a sumo school and is the author of several books on regional sweets.

  • Issue #31
  • 6 min read
Ex sumo wrestler Master Shibatayama
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Expo. 18: Sumo

The ancient art of sumo is under threat from dwindling numbers of homegrown wrestlers and numerous scandals. Can fresh leadership in the Japan Sumo Association clean up the sport and restore its fundamentals?

  • Issue #18
  • 10 min read
Expo. 18: Sumo
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Well stacked

A Buenos Aires bookshop with the largest collection of photography books in South Africa.

  • Issue #18
  • 3 min read
Well stacked

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