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• JSA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpRS3WuUPrQ
• NHK: https://www.nhk.jp/mms/player/?m=ODUxNTc%3D&autoplay=false&mute=false
• DonDon: https://youtu.be/I-mY3vdavgY?t=899
• how to follow the tournament: https://lemmy.world/post/32969678

That's right, the July 2025 Grand Sumo tournament in Japan has begun!

Unfortunately I can't commit to posting about it every day. But here's where/how you can follow the tournament!

Live:

• try searching on twitch, this tourney there are at least 3 different streamers providing video feeds with commentary, and it's fun to have a community to chat with in real time. The top matches start around 3am US Eastern Time though.

Video Clips:

• NHK streams a replay of the top-tier bouts (with English commentary) on their web site several times during the following day. You can see their schedule here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/ look for "Grand Sumo highlights." After the first day, those streams are posted here: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/tv/sumo/ and here: https://www.youtube.com/@NHKWORLDJAPAN/videos

• NHK immediately posts clips with Japanese commentary listed in Japanese - look here: https://www.nhk.jp/p/ts/Z8WRRJ9K96/blog/bl/p781bLebx4/list/ Automated translations work well enough here to find the right day, otherwise look for something like: 7月14日 which in this case refers to the 7th month and the 14th day (July 14th). If there are no videos there, it might be bc the bout hasn't happened yet and it's just a preview. Automated translation doesn't work that well on sumotori names, but this is a great opportunity to learn them by sight!

• JSA immediately posts the highest-ranked 10+ matches listed in Japanese with no commentary, here: https://www.youtube.com/@sumo-video/videos

• youtuber DonDon posts the "best 10" matches listed in English with replays including on-screen English analysis; those are listed here: https://www.youtube.com/@dondonsumo2/videos These are usually posted within a couple hours. After the first day, the video is removed from the listing but it will probably still be up (if you bookmarked it for example.)

Text Info:

• all results and standings and next-day schedule, by sumodb
• results from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi
• for commentary, see the tachiai fan site

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

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Discussion of ALL Euro comics and graphic novels, including "bandes dessinées" Franco-Belgian comics.

Euro-style artistry from around the world is also welcome!

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• recently migrated from lemm.ee...

https://pixelfed.fediverse.observer/dailystats

I don't even use Pixelfed, but its growth is kind of interesting to me:

• its recent rise
  
• its subsequent plateau
  
• its (expected) ebbing
  

The ebb lasted a lot longer than I was rooting for. But now it seems to have caught a recent uptick. Still slight in terms of its maximum peak, but respectable: 47K Monthly Active Users. (about the same as the total number of MAUs on Lemmy!)

Furthermore, it's also reflected in the half-year Active Users, meaning it's not just people who signed in a couple months ago who are now checking back in -- looks like brand-new active participants.

Any idea what caused this? Another "migrate" campaign? Did Instagram do something stupid again? Or is it just a data glitch?

• First of all, a lot of the videos that have been linked to during the tournament will probably be removed sometime in a week or two. Don't know why they do this but they do. So take one last look, while you can!
• According to The Mainichi, the JSA's Yokozuna Deliberation Council unanimously recommended that Onosato be declared a Yokozuna. That is expected to be ratified on Wednesday.
• Here's a nice video story from NHK about internal refugees (kids) in Ukraine who are training in sumo
• finally, after the March tournament I posted some movie/show suggestions, some amateur sumo links, and some sumo-related exercises that you might want to check out.

Image: Onosato with the May tournament cup.

Awright! See you next tournament!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~probably won’t be posted til Monday. NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or so, it will be linked here when they do. I think you can watch it stream on their web site at various times per day - here's a schedule - and at some point they make it "video on demand".~~
• Best 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "15日目" or "5月25日"

More Info:

• all results and standings by sumodb
• results from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~probably won’t be posted til Monday. NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or so, it will be linked here when they do. I think you can watch it stream on their web site at various times per day - here's a schedule - and at some point they make it "video on demand".~~
• Best 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "14日目" or "5月24日"

More Info:

• all results and standings by sumodb
• results from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi (not updated on weekends?)

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~probably won't be posted til Monday. NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or so, it will be linked here when they do. I think you can watch it stream on their web site at various times per day - here's a schedule - and at some point they make it "video on demand".~~
• Best 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "13日目" or "5月23日"

More Info:

• all results and standings by sumodb
• results and tier leaders from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Best 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "12日目" or "5月22日"

More Info:

• all results and standings by sumodb
• results and tier leaders from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Top 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "11日目" or "5月21日"

More Info:

• all results from the JSA
• full schedule (without results) compiled by a fan site
• tournament leaders list from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Top 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "10日目" or "5月20日"

More Info:

• all results from the JSA
• full schedule (without results) compiled by a fan site
• tournament leaders list from the JSA
• daily writeups in English by The Mainichi

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!

Videos:

• All top-tier (Makuuchi) matches with English commentary by NHK - youtube copy. ~~NHK posts a video with English language commentary after a delay of a day or two, it will be linked here when they do.~~
• Top 10 bouts in the top tier (Makuuchi), with post-fight notes in English by Don Don
• All top tier bouts listed in Japanese with Japanese commentary by NHK: first half, second half
• Videos of the top ranks of the top tier listed in Japanese and without commentary, posted by the JSA - look for the ones that say "9日目" or "5月19日"

More Info:

• all results from the JSA
• full schedule (without results) compiled by a fan site
• tournament leaders list from the JSA

Intro to Sumo

• introductory video
• more English-language intro videos at NHK's Sumopedia
• the wikipedia article has a lot of great information including on sumo terms.

SPOILERS IN COMMENTS OK!