[sumo] Nemari Sumo

[Matthew Burke]

I happened to catch this story about "Nemari Sumo" and thought I'd share:

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20250817/k10014896321000.html

And here's the version on the "News Web Easy" site:

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/easy/ne2025081812123/ne2025081812123.html

Finally, here's my stab at translating the easy story (corrections welcome):

Some news of unusual sumo.

In Aomori Prefecture, on the 17th, there was a "Nemari Sumo" tournament, 
where participants are on their knees."Nemari" is a word in Aomori 
Prefecture's Tsugaru dialect meaning "to sit".

Samurai in the Edo period began this style of sumo to strengthen their 
bodies in the winter.

Twenty children participated in this tournament, held in Hirosaki City, 
and they gave it their all.

One boy who participated said "Maintaining balance was difficult but 
interesting."