by Global Sherpa | Sep 30, 2010 | Cities & Countries, Japan, Oddly True, Sports
The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) will distribute 60 iPads to the sport’s 51 training stables to help fat-fingered sumo wrestlers keep in touch. The iPads are intended to help the Sumo world address and move past a shocking gambling scandal by facilitating...
by Global Sherpa | Sep 30, 2010 | Cities & Countries, Countries, Japan, Sports
NYT article on Japanese baseball teams moving away from the use of U.S. managers, including some colorful commentary on leading figures. “Nomura, who is 75 years old and has managed for 24 years, is known as an astute baseball mind but is also associated with...
