One plan involves Mr Abe and Mr Trump watching the final day of the tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sporting arena on 26 May. The two leaders would then enter the sumo ring together to present ...

A sumo wrestler walks past as people line up to attend a new two-week sumo tournament in front of the Ryogoku Kokugikan, the main sumo arena in Tokyo, on July 19, 2020.

Home to the Kokugikan sumo stadium, Tokyo's Ryogoku district in Sumida Ward has long been known as the mecca of the sport. Around the stadium, where three of the six national tournaments are held ...

Three of the six yearly Grand Sumo tournaments are held in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. The large structure, located next to the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Sumida Ward, opened in 1985. It also houses a ...

Hundreds of children competed in the 34th annual Wanpaku sumo wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan, this year. Held at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena, the competition is open to students in fourth ...

President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and wife Akie Abe watch the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan, on May 26, 2019.

Onosato, right, raises hands for his victory of a sumo wrestling tournament during a celebratory parade at Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo, Sunday, May 25, 2025. Credit: AP/Daiki Katagiri ...

Yokozuna Terunofuji, left, forces out sekiwake Kotonowaka in a playoff at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 28.

Japan has a new sumo grand champion after breaking years of dominance from other nations. Onosato, weighing in at 191 ...

Up in the nosebleed seats of Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo’s packed-to-the-gills sumo arena, I’m cheering for my favorite wrestler with a skewer of grilled chicken. It’s not that I’m hungry.