Japanese media weigh in on the U.S. election

In one of those only-in-Japan type of stories, Shukan Jitsuwa (Nov. 26) describes Donald Trump's refusal to concede defeat in this month's U.S. presidential election as analogous to the present situation in professional sumo.

It seems that for the second tournament in a row, two Mongolian-born veteran grand champions, Hakuho and Kakuryu (both age 35), remained sidelined due to injuries, while continuing to draw generous salaries.