Japan's 'muscle girls' look to crush norms of willowy beauty

A dozen women in sports bras and tight shorts stood behind a U-shaped counter at an underground bar in a busy Tokyo ...
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Japanese women struggle to find a place in the Japanese sumo world

TOKYO (AP) — Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still ...

Japan’s sacred sumo ring is off-limits to women, even its new prime minister

Women aren’t permitted to enter the sumo ring. Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, did not present the Prime Minister’s Cup at a major tournament.
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She escaped an avalanche and became the first woman to summit Everest. Today, few remember her name

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