Anyone following the Japan Sumo Association’s various social media feeds over the past couple of days will know that the tearing down and rebuilding of the ring in Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan ...

Yokozuna Hoshoryu, left, beats komusubi Wakatakakage on the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan Arena ... sweat as he used a strong inside right-hand position ...

to the edge of the raised ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena. The stocky trickster desperately stayed inside but the ozeki, who can reach the top rank by winning another Emperor's Cup this ...

“Ura! It’s Ura!” 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.

A small piece of Australia will be visible inside Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan stadium next week, when Japan’s biggest annual sumo wrestling tournament kicks off. A ceremonial cleansing of the ...

Sumo fans were looking forward to seeing an exciting 15 days of action in the first tournament of the year, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo -- the center of the sumo universe. Hopes were high ...

Nathan has been with Newsweek since 2024 and previously worked at Inside the Magic and Giant ... ring during the New Japan Pro-Wrestling at Ryogoku Kokugikan on October 09, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan.

Nathan has been with Newsweek since 2024 and previously worked at Inside the Magic and Giant ... the ring during the WWE Live Tokyo at Ryogoku Kokugikan on June 29, 2019, in Tokyo, Japan.

Over the course of the bracket at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Kakeru was dominant. Capcom Cup 11 marks the second major prize the 27-year old has won in recent years. In 2023, he burst on the ...

The clash takes place at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Teraji is 24-1-0 as a professional and the 33-year-old has 15 career wins by knockout. He is the current WBC flyweight champion.

The event took place on October 9, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan at the Ryogoku Kokugikan. It was broadcast on NJPW World and Abema TV.