... Yoshida family exclusive rights over licensing of wrestlers and referees in sumo (79). Yoshida thus became the central figure responsible for the invention and codification of sumo "traditions." Possessing strong persuasive qualities (Bolitho 1988:26-27), Yoshida was able to forge a link between sechie-zumo and kanjin-zumo by reviving old rituals, such as the closing ceremony of a tournament, and by ... ...

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... development dramatically reduced poverty levels and provided the foundations for emerging democracies in the region. Australia benefited, and continues to benefit, from this dramatic transformation. East Asia's success also made a persuasive, and so far enduring, case for the benefits of globalisation. It offered strong support for an export-oriented, market-driven model of development. Without exception, the successful economies in the ... ...

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... venereal disease became widespread among the soldiers, causing a serious problem to the army. (Greenfield) The argument that this was one of the main reasons to build military comfort stations is persuasive. It is also related to this point that the military authorities conducted regular medical examination of venereal disease inside comfort stations, as will be discussed later. Another main reason was ... ...

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