http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/03/15/muhammad-ali-vs-antonio-inoki-beyond-the-mat/ Photos, Stories and articles on East Asia Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:36:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/03/15/muhammad-ali-vs-antonio-inoki-beyond-the-mat/comment-page-1/#comment-325476 Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Watch Inoki vs. Ali!! 7pm on Saturday, Feb. 7 on TV Asahi Fri, 30 Jan 2009 04:02:53 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/03/15/muhammad-ali-vs-antonio-inoki-beyond-the-mat/#comment-325476 [...] of my earliest posts took a look at the legendary matchup between superstar pro wrestler Antonio Inoki and the [...] [...] of my earliest posts took a look at the legendary matchup between superstar pro wrestler Antonio Inoki and the [...]

]]> http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/03/15/muhammad-ali-vs-antonio-inoki-beyond-the-mat/comment-page-1/#comment-83271 Mutantfrog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Watch Muhammend Ali vs. Antonio Inoki Thu, 16 Nov 2006 00:36:13 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/03/15/muhammad-ali-vs-antonio-inoki-beyond-the-mat/#comment-83271 [...] Thanks to the magic of YouTube, you can now watch highlights from the historic Muhammad Ali fight with Japanese pro wrestling legend Antonio Inoki (read more about the fight here): [...] [...] Thanks to the magic of YouTube, you can now watch highlights from the historic Muhammad Ali fight with Japanese pro wrestling legend Antonio Inoki (read more about the fight here): [...]

]]> http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/03/15/muhammad-ali-vs-antonio-inoki-beyond-the-mat/comment-page-1/#comment-32942 Mutant Frog Travelogue » Blog Archive » Akebono to Diet? - it’s not what you think Mon, 20 Feb 2006 02:50:52 +0000 http://www.mutantfrog.com/2005/03/15/muhammad-ali-vs-antonio-inoki-beyond-the-mat/#comment-32942 [...] Japan has something of a tradition of professional wrestlers, actors, authors, athletes, and so on, in politics. Wrestling legend Antonio Inoki (who once fought Muhammad Ali and got knocked out by Hulk Hogan) formed the Sports & Peace Party in 1989 and became the first wrestler Diet member (PR). Recently, the Great Sasuke (JT, reg. req’d) made international headlines when he ran (and won) a seat in the Iwate prefectural assembly despite refusing to take off his wrestling mask. Though the “Koizumi Children” (complete list in Japanese with helpful guide to their policy leanings here) including the “female assassins” happy homemaker Makiko Fujino (LDP, PR) and high-flying economist Yukari Sato, noted scholar and former UN delegate Kuniko Inoguchi (and who could forget assassin wannabe Horie?), that were elected in last year’s election may be fresh in our minds, the trend of celebrity Diet members has been strong in Japan far before that. Aside from wrestling, Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara was a sensation in the 1960s with his book and movie “Season of the Sun” depicting bad boys in Tokyo. Environment Minister Yuriko Koike (LDP, was a TV announcer, and current Upper House President Chiharu Ogi (LDP, PR) was an actress in the Takarazuka Revue. A few more are listed in this post at Japundit. [...] [...] Japan has something of a tradition of professional wrestlers, actors, authors, athletes, and so on, in politics. Wrestling legend Antonio Inoki (who once fought Muhammad Ali and got knocked out by Hulk Hogan) formed the Sports & Peace Party in 1989 and became the first wrestler Diet member (PR). Recently, the Great Sasuke (JT, reg. req’d) made international headlines when he ran (and won) a seat in the Iwate prefectural assembly despite refusing to take off his wrestling mask. Though the “Koizumi Children” (complete list in Japanese with helpful guide to their policy leanings here) including the “female assassins” happy homemaker Makiko Fujino (LDP, PR) and high-flying economist Yukari Sato, noted scholar and former UN delegate Kuniko Inoguchi (and who could forget assassin wannabe Horie?), that were elected in last year’s election may be fresh in our minds, the trend of celebrity Diet members has been strong in Japan far before that. Aside from wrestling, Tokyo governor Shintaro Ishihara was a sensation in the 1960s with his book and movie “Season of the Sun” depicting bad boys in Tokyo. Environment Minister Yuriko Koike (LDP, was a TV announcer, and current Upper House President Chiharu Ogi (LDP, PR) was an actress in the Takarazuka Revue. A few more are listed in this post at Japundit. [...]

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