We investigate how rikishi perceive the sumo ring, a circle 4.55 meters across. Along the way we highlight the work that goes ...

“With my heartfelt appreciation for people at Kansai University, I will be competing on the sumo ring in my own style.” In his childhood, Aonishiki tried wrestling and judo in Ukrain ...

There was beautiful singing, a display of flags, and rice throwing to purify the elevated ring, which was made of clay and covered in rough sand. Two massive rikishi, or sumo wrestlers ...

But a high ranking or great records in the sumo ring do not necessarily translate into key qualities required to be a good stablemaster, such as coaching and management skills. One related ...

There's a sumo ring in the pool. But instead of wrestlers, you get to play some monster on an inflatable pool toy. Play Monster Poolside Sumo game online on your mobile phone, tablet or computer.

It's been another year of powerful performances and sell-out crowds in sumo arenas across Japan. A lot of things happened in 2018 both inside and outside of the ring. Let's take look back at how ...

The SUMO pathway includes only one known E2 and just a few E3s. We employ structural and biochemical tools to uncover the basis for substrate specificity for non-RING and RING E3s that differ in their ...

"We'll make every possible preparation to have spectators enjoy the charm of traditional culture and the power of the raised ring," sumo association head Hakkaku told a press conference in Tokyo.