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Hey man, don't call it Sumo wrestling. Because Sumo is not wrestling.
Sumo is Sumo, one and only.
Yakuza's influence? According to the media, their exhibition tours to local cities (Jungyo) have some connections with local Yakuza. Since the regular six Basho are not held except in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka, exhibition tours are very important for the Sumo association to entertain the local people and recruit prospective young boys to the Sumo world. Jungyo itself is a good-will performance, but, as in the case of entertainment world, Yakuza money is reportedly working behind the scene.
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