Sumo's earliest record is the Kojiki of 712, which tells how two kami wrestled to decide who would rule the Japanese islands, and the god Takemikazuchi crushed the arm of Takeminakata. The Nihon Shoki of 720 dates the first mortal match to 23 BC. Until the Japanese Middle Ages, these bouts were unregulated and could end in the death of a fighter. Sumo became a court ritual in the Heian period, and during the Kamakura period it was used to train samurai. Oda Nobunaga held a tournament of 1,500 wrestlers in 1578, and the circular arena used there is the origin of the dohyo. In the Edo period it became organised under shrine charity events and a professional system.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.