Doreen Simmons（ドリン シモンズ）

A native of Nottingham, England, city of Robin Hood. Resident in Tokyo since 1973, and in Ryogoku, the sumo heartland, since 1978; former Classics teacher, now works directly and indirectly for the Japanese government. To keep sane, devotes much (but not all) of her spare time to an intensive study of sumo. Has written a bimonthly sumo column for the Kobe-based magazine ‘Kansai Time Out’ since 1983, and has been appearing regularly as a color commentator on NHK’s 2-hour live satellite telecasts since 1992, when the service started. Wrote regularly for ‘Sumo World’ magazine for about ten years; as a feature writer has been published in the Okura Lantern, Asian Art, etc. Has been interviewed for the BBC, National Public Radio and other radio and TV broadcasters.
Note: Ms. Simmons was awarded the Orders of the Rising Sun---（Kyokujitsusho, 旭日章）---by the Japanese government in 2017. She died in April 2018.

Hiromi Nema（ネマ ヒロミ）

昭和18年(1943年)生まれ。専修大学名誉教授。専門は英語音声学(音韻論)。趣味は主として相撲とユダヤ教の研究。英語テキストと相撲に関する著書は共著を含め、90冊を超える。相撲では『ここまで知って大相撲通』(グラフ社)、『SUMOキークエスチョン258』(岩淵訳,洋販出版)、『大相撲と歩んだ行司人生51年』(33代木村庄之助と共著,英宝社)、『大相撲行司の伝統と変化』(専修大学出版局)、『大相撲行司の世界』(吉川弘文館)、『大相撲行司の軍配房と土俵』(専修大学出版局)。英語では『英語の発音とリズム』(開拓社)、『英語はリズムだ!』(創元社)、『リズムに乗せれば英語は話せる』(創元社)、『こうすれば通じる英語の発音』(ジャパンタイムズ社)などがある。