Hrvoje> (Sumo wrestlers are Japanese wrestlers who are very bulky, Hrvoje> but also extremely strong and agile for their weight. Hrvoje> They are supposed to be highly esteemed in Japan.) You may delete the "supposed to be." They beat both golf pros and baseball pros in esteem, although the top baseball pros earn more in TV commercials (sumo wrestlers consider doing commercials beneath them; they must retire first, somewhat lessening the cachet). In fact, sumo yokozuna (the top rank; usually there are only 1-3 active) are more highly esteemed than politicians are despised. -- University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences Tel/fax: +1 (298) 53-5091