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July 03, 2010
Birthday No. 234: But is America still in its Terrible Twos?
Posted by JD Hull at 11:59 PM | Comments (0)
The Economist: Even Ancient Sumo Needs a Good Cleaning.
Gambling with an old, multi-layered and heavyweight sport. See "Japan's Sumo Scandal: Caught Off-Balance". Exceprt:
The scandal says a lot about modern Japan, a country undergoing a sweeping transition from informal, implicit rules to formal, explicit ones. Institutions long closed to public scrutiny are becoming more accountable.
Posted by Holden Oliver (Kitzbühel Desk) at 01:50 PM | Comments (0)