▲「Economist.com」Oct 9th 2008.
〈http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12380869〉
The controversies divert attention from sumo’s long-term problems: most fans are elderly, attendance is declining and it is tougher to attract recruits. The new JSA chairman, Musashigawa, has made but one reform, allowing three outside directors to serve on the JSA’s 12-person board. The first group was recently appointed―septuagenarians all.
Let us not forget the big picture, hopefully from a unique angle.
〈http://www.economist.com/world/asia/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12380869〉
The controversies divert attention from sumo’s long-term problems: most fans are elderly, attendance is declining and it is tougher to attract recruits. The new JSA chairman, Musashigawa, has made but one reform, allowing three outside directors to serve on the JSA’s 12-person board. The first group was recently appointed―septuagenarians all.
Let us not forget the big picture, hopefully from a unique angle.