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Podcast: In-depth News Features | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News
Episode: Polish wrestlers find true spirit of Japanese sumo
Description: A remote island in western Japan is a spiritual home for sumo wrestling. For hundreds of years, a competition in Shimane Prefecture's Okinoshima town has honored a local deity. Among more than 200 people who took part in the latest event were wrestlers from Poland who discovered that the sacred ritual is far more than just a sport.