Simmons was born in England, studied theology and classics at the University of Cambridge, and taught school in Singapore. Yet, she found a remarkably different world to explore — as an expatriate sumo wrestling expert in Japan, analyzing matches in English for Japan’s public broadcasting station, for a quarter-century.
Her NY Times Obituary is fascinating. Her 2016 TEDx talk at Meiji University is a hidden gem. If you have the time check da links.