I thought I'd take the liberty of posting a review I wrote of Gaijin Yokozuna - Mark Panek's biography of Akebono. which was published this summer. I know it was reviewed on SFM too, but unlike that fine orgain, the Yomiuri does not archive stuff online (well, it does, but you have to pay for it), so I thought I would put it here so people can get a heads up on a really excellent book.
And if I may be so bold as to plug something else in the Yomiuri - ;-) The first of my reports from the toho