Hoshifransu 0 Posted January 15, 2003 I don't know as concern the other countries, but in Paris, into some Japanese shops where magazines in Japanese are sold, the "Ozumoo chuukei" is sometimes available, all written in Japanese, of course, with all the pictures for every wrestler for both divisions with statistics, forecasts and many more ... Check this link ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoshifransu 0 Posted January 16, 2003 The NHK is the famous Japanese educative channel and they've got the right to broadcast live every basho, because as you know, Sumo is linked to the Japanese Ministry for education. Unfortunately, the subscription to the NHK is a bit expensive, I think, but the NHK broadcasts freely, I would say, about some 30 percent of its programs, including every "news and sport" and every day, you've got the possibility to watch the top clash of the day (yesterday, it was Asashoryu Vs Miyabiyama and we watched a terrific catch from the Mongolian) So, you've got a satellite dish ? Catch HOTBIRD, frequency = 12597 Mhz, 27500 KSps and enjoy ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoshifransu 0 Posted January 16, 2003 BTW, I wish "Ozumoo chuukei" was the good traduction of what is written in Japanese, this is a japanese friend of mine who traduced it to me, but I wrote this traduction so badly on a paper, that I'm not 100 per cent sure ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoshifransu 0 Posted January 16, 2003 About TV broadcasts via satellite about Sumo, still with Hotbird, you can catch the Italian news channel called 24ore.tv and a couple of weeks ago, they broadcasted a 10 minutes report about women and sumo in Japan and the possibility to watch women practicing Sumo for next Olympic games ... The report was very interesting : many women seem to practice sumo in Japan and to train very hard too. About what was talked about some weeks ago in the forum about Takamisakari and the swastika, I would like to complete : In the same report I watched on 24ore.tv, after showing some images taken from a judo club in Japan where I watched (with fear) every japanese girl had a swastika which was embroidered on her judo clothes, the report talked a couple of minutes about it : that swastika is typical of the buddhist tradition and known as the seal on Buddha's heart. So, fortunately, definitively no report with the nazis ! So, everybody, you can carry on supporting and loving Takamisakari ! Though I admit it makes cold for us, westerners, for we who consider it of course, like the universal symbol of absolute evil ... to watch today this swastika, even buddhist but swastika ... Brrr ... It could appear to many of us, westerners, like a rehabilitation of that symbol, but, of course, it continues to hold a religious significance for the Hindus ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoshifransu 0 Posted January 16, 2003 BTW, you can watch live by clicking here, wishing they could broadcast this report again (I already watched it twice) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kotoseiya Yuichi 3 Posted January 16, 2003 Though I admit it makes cold for us, westerners, for we who consider it of course, like the universal symbol of absolute evil That depends. Swastika was a common Finnish ornament (and in many other places elsewhere as well) for a long time before Nazis were even heard of. Our Defence Force's aeroplanes and tanks were marked with a white-blue swastika until 1944 when the unfortunate connection to the Third Reich forced us to change it to current white-blue-white cockade. I tried again unsuccessfully to find a picture of president's ceremonial chains adorned with swastikas. There's also a society somewhere in the Internet which suggests we should assume the swastika back to its ornamental purposes as nothing would be more injurious to the neo-Nazis as the watering down of the symbol they've taken hostage for far too long a time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exil 301 Posted January 16, 2003 The old Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland can be found here  as item number 12. Other decorations, such as the Cross of Liberty (items 1-7), show the old Finnish swastika. Nazi swastikas have been removed from Finnish decorations for obvious reasons. And yes, I'm new. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tokimori 0 Posted January 16, 2003 Welcome Exil or should I say Moi Mukulat? Perhaps not, to my knowledge it means Hello, little fellows. It's a finnish program on the swedish TV. :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Exil 301 Posted January 16, 2003 (Well, I would translate "moi mukulat" as "hiya kids" with a big stupid clown smile on it, but yeah, something like that. :-)) My question is, are you another sumofan from Finland? Indeed I am. But I'd better go to the member introduction forum and, um, introduce myself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoshifransu 0 Posted January 16, 2003 There's also a society somewhere in the Internet which suggests we should assume the swastika back to its ornamental purposes as nothing would be more injurious to the neo-Nazis as the watering down of the symbol they've taken hostage for far too long a time. Well, I watched the site when I was searching for these pictures but I don't think that's a good idea they have had. Maybe I'm wrong. Not for now, I think. In a century, perhaps, but still today, 2 many people could remember that nightmare with these apparitions and they should wait some time more. But it's true that surprisingly, the swastika was a very present ornament, before, and try to write something like "swastika coca cola" on your favourite research motor (mine is google) and you will be very surprised that the very famous Coca-Cola used the swastika to sell its famous drinks during the 20's, would you believe it ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Manekineko 200 Posted January 17, 2003 Swastika is even a legitimate kanji in Japanese (and chinese, I suppose). This is a screen capture of kanji information screen in my freeware japanese text processor JWPce (more here) For those who can't read Japanese, kun-yomi (Japanese reading) of the kanji is 'manji', and on-yomi ('Chinese' reading) is 'ban' or 'man'. Perhaps it would be best to call the Nazi swastika 'Hakenkreuz' (hooked cross in German) to differentiate it from Buddhist and other swastikas... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kotoseiya Yuichi 3 Posted January 17, 2003 Swastika is even a legitimate kanji in Japanese The kanji seems to be left-facing. Very often swastika (gammadion, hakaristi, hakenkreuz etc. ...) is drawn facing right. Coincidentally the original Nazi swastika was drawn facing left but A.H. insisted it to be turned around. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doitsuyama 1,259 Posted January 17, 2003 Hiya, Manekineko! I'm glad to see another user of JWPce, I use it quite heavily... Just a tip from one user to another: You can use a true type font for the Japanese characters, it makes them looking really better, especially in big, like in your screen shot. Just go to Utilities / Options / Font / Display Font and select MS Mincho (for example, I like this one). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
