Sumo is more than a sport in Japan; it's a sacred tradition. Women are still barred from the traditional ring, the dohyō, but ...

For centuries, sumo's deep links with the Shinto religion barred women from entering the ring, let alone allowing them to ...

Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony ...

Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It is a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ...

TOKYO — Sumo wrestling, one of Japan’s oldest and most hallowed sports, has all kinds of inviolable rituals. The wrestlers must wear their hair in carefully coifed topknots. Before every match, they ...

Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, was hoisted and spun out of a sumo ring by a grand champion in Tokyo on Sept. 1, in a staged stunt that coincided with his trip for a shareholder meeting of ...

They are giants of Japan. Climbing into the ring alone. Preparing for a battle that will only last seconds. Colliding into each other with stunning force. Sumo is this country's national sport.

A new breed of Sumo wrestlers is stepping into the ring in Japan. Once ridiculed, Japanese females are throwing their weight around the sumo ring these days. Aside from modified attire and separate ...

Eric Trump, the president’s son, squared off against a high-ranking sumo wrestler when he visited Japan this weekend. The ...

Sumo is one of the most popular forms of wrestling in the world. Originating in Japan, the current style and set of rules are ...

Sumo is more than a sport in Japan; it's a sacred tradition. Women are still barred from the traditional ring, the dohyō, but ...