Foreign Correspondent · SEASON 33
Sumo Sisters - Japan
Episode 8 · 2024-04-18

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
In Japan the ancient sport of sumo is wrestling with how to accept women competitors on an equal footing, challenging deeply held traditions. We meet the women who are trying to modernise attitudes in a sport they love.
30 minutes
Season 33 episodes
1. Faking It - UK2024-02-29
2. Moving a Megacity - Indonesia2024-03-07
3. After October 7 - Israel2024-03-14
4. Sikhs, Spies and Murder - India2024-03-21
5. The One Euro House Dream - Italy2024-03-28
6. A Crack in the Mountain - Vietnam2024-04-04
7. Time Bomb - The Pacific2024-04-11
8. Sumo Sisters - Japan2024-04-18
9. Britain's Drug Gangs2024-04-25
10. South Korea's Sham Adoptions2024-05-02
11. Reporting For Duty - Ukraine2024-05-09
12. America's Broken Borders2024-05-16
13. America Through Australian Eyes2024-07-18
14. The Arctic Chill - Russia/Norway2024-07-25
15. Hong Kong Now2024-08-01
16. Bad Monks2024-08-08
17. Paradise In Flames - New Caledonia2024-08-15
18. The Real Cost of a Rose - The Netherlands2024-08-22
19. Kidnapped - West Africa2024-08-29
20. El Salvador's Mega Prison2024-09-05
21. Eat, Pray, Build - Bali2024-09-12
22. The Ardern Aftermath - New Zealand2024-09-19
23. South Africa's Copper Crimewave2024-09-26
24. Kamala's Battleground - USA2024-10-03