Wall Street Journal (February 9)
2011/ 02/ 11 by jd in Global News
Cheating is not “a new phenomenon in Japan’s national sport,” but the current scandal rocking the sumo world is different because “hard evidence in this case is forcing Japanese to confront the reality and seriousness of the problem.” The reality is the incentive structure needs to be changed. One possible solution is pay sumo wrestlers with prize purses, “like boxers, far more if they win than lose, rather the current system of giving them monthly salaries plus relatively small incentive payments.”
