Global City

Discipline and devotion: the unseen world of sumo

Sumo is commonly satirized in American popular culture. Yet it’s an integral piece of Japanese culture, steeped in a millennia of tradition.

Evan Jacoby
February 19

Editors

About Jackson Stephens

Jackson Stephens is a MS journalism student at USC Annenberg. He is an editor on the Global City Desk in Annenberg Media and has a passion for reporting the stories of immigrants and refugees.

js73747@usc.edu

About Diana Postolache

Diana Postolache is the Global City Desk editor and the producer of "Home is Where the Food is," a food and culture mini-documentary series. She is interested in reporting on international affairs, immigration, LGBTQ issues and entertainment.

dpostola@usc.edu

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