To Show Sumo
Diplomats And Writers To Be Invited
The Board of Information has decided to invite foreign
diplomatic envoys and foreign correspondents to the summer series of Nippon
professional "sumo" bouts at the Kokugikan arena in Ryogoku, Tokyo, early
in May.
In its efforts to make Nippon better known the board
recently invited diplomats and correspondents to "An Evening of Japanese
Music" in Tokyo.
Encouraged by the favorable results, the board has
decided to introduce Nippon sumo this this time.
Dr. Nobumi Ito, president of the Board of Information,
remarked: "There are numerous foreigners who have spent many years in in
this country, but few have apparently grasped the real aspects and spirit
of Nippon. In fact, when we invited diplomats and correspondents to "An
Evening of Japanese Music" recently, many were agreeably surprised to find
that such good music exists over here.
"We now want to show them Nippon's national spirit
through the medium of sumo."