Legend has it that Japan's origins stem from the outcome of a sumo match when the behemoth god Takemikazuchi defeated a tribal rival, giving birth to the Land of the Rising Sun. Accordingly, more than mere bovine bullies clad in kinky codpieces to our Western eyes, Japan's sumo wrestlers are considered royalty and the sport revered as the country's national pastime. Unlike America's mayhem-mad "professional" wrestling -- where skull-crackers like the Undertaker and Viscera club each other with two-by-fours and folding... More >>>