For foreign-based sumo fans, trying to follow Japan¡¯s national sport in 2024 can feel like living in a ¡°Seinfeld¡± episode, but instead of ¡°No soup for you!¡± it¡¯s ¡°No sumo for you!¡±
The absence of official streaming options and lack of legal ways to watch the sport across much of the globe has been a matter of chagrin among international sumo fans for years.
The supposed preference of sumo authorities for fans to come to Japan and experience tournaments in person is occasionally floated as a possible reason for inaction on that issue.
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