Sumo is Japan’s national sport and a unique Japanese cultural experience as well. Its origins go back nearly 2,000 years and are rooted agricultural ritual, the Shinto religion, samurai history ...

TOKYO — Chikara Yamanobe is about as far from a sumo wrestler as it’s possible to be. He’s so skinny that his ribs stick out, and his eyes well up when he gets manhandled in the ring. He’s ...

You can become a professional sumo wrestler at 15 years old. That's the age most kids are when they graduate junior high school and complete compulsory education. The academic year in Japan ends ...

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TOKYO — Chikara Yamanobe is about as far from a sumo wrestler as it's possible to be. He's so skinny that his ribs stick out, and his eyes well up when he gets manhandled in the ring. He's also ...

TOKYO —Chikara Yamanobe is about as far from a sumo wrestler as it's possible to be. He's so skinny that his ribs stick out, and his eyes well up when he gets manhandled in the ring. He's also 5 ...

Sumo wrestling is more than 2,000 years old and has remained largely unchanged since its inception. It is Japan’s most popular professional spectator sport.

Meet the Japanese sumo wrestlers who have a stronghold in Brazil. ... “I teach kids and I tell them sumo is not only a male sport,” says Watanabe. “It’s also for women.” ...