Is Sumo in crises, or are we just hearing about the dirt more these days?

Question

What with the kid who had the "heart attack" in Nagoya, match fixing allegations, the guy who skipped out on the exhibition tournament with a fake injury, Akebono's lame post-sumo career, etc. etc. is sumo going down the tubes? Or has sumo always been rigged, always had brutal bullying, always had guys who fake injuries, etc. , but now we just hear about it because of the internet, weekly magazines, etc. In any case, I don't blame kids for passing on a grand sumo career.

Answer 1

Too many foreigners competing and being successful has become a sort of shameful thing to Japanese. The only way out would be that they have to try harder!
You must be from Tohoku for having such a great name!!!