{"id":309836,"date":"2026-01-15T18:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-japans-prime-minister-may-skip-sumo-award-ceremony\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T18:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T18:00:08","slug":"why-japans-prime-minister-may-skip-sumo-award-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-japans-prime-minister-may-skip-sumo-award-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Japan&#8217;s Prime Minister may skip sumo award ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/EQ2yet_e4YU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why Japan's Prime Minister may skip sumo award ceremony\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EQ2yet_e4YU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Japan\u2019s New Year Grand Sumo Tournament is underway, but Japan\u2019s first female prime minister may sit this one out. 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