Sumo Crime Time!

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What dark secrets are lurking in the secretive world of sumo? What menacing forces have shaped this sport, and how do they continue to do so to this very day? In this episode we discuss the criminal elements that can sometimes be found just behind the tightly closed stable doors and shed some light on the history that entwines both grand sumo and Japanese organized crime.  Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TZO9Bszi3voDkVwO9jhDf?si=a691ab22d5ed49b2 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sumo-punx/id1615858347 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MjIxNzQyNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ZfQU0C-xNgo9A4B0DROyQ Come say hello... Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumopunx/ Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SumoPunx/

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What dark secrets are lurking in the secretive world of sumo? What menacing forces have shaped this sport, and how do they continue to do so to this very day? In this episode we discuss the criminal elements that can sometimes be found just behind the tightly closed stable doors and shed some light on the history that entwines both grand sumo and Japanese organized crime. Grab some sweet sumo merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/SumoPunx/ Or toss some coin into our tip bucket: https://ko-fi.com/sumopunx Find Sumo Punx podcast episodes... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0TZO9Bszi3voDkVwO9jhDf?si=a691ab22d5ed49b2 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sumo-punx/id1615858347 Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84MjIxNzQyNC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ZfQU0C-xNgo9A4B0DROyQ Come say hello... Twitter: https://twitter.com/PunxSumo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sumopunx/ Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SumoPunx/

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