I lived with Sumo Wrestlers for a day in Tokyo. This 24-hour challenge offered an interesting insight into what sumo ...

Scandals and high-profile resignations of former stars have 'sullied' image of Japan's national sport – but could its latest star turn the tide?

Onosato, the new sumo grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first Japanese competitor to reach the top rank of yokozuna since 2017.

Japanese sumo wrestler Onosato (C) and his Nishonoseki stable master (R) attend the "yokozuna," or grand champion, promotion ceremony in Ami Town, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, May 28, 2025.

If you like your entertainment big and brawny, the Sumo Hall Hirakuza show in Osaka is offering a large dose of Japanese culture. The show is expected to gain new devotees during Expo 2025 in Osaka ...

Mark Jones is a long way from the sumo ring he fashioned out of pool noodles on a patch of grass at Derbyshire Park in Daytona Beach. Jones, a sumo champion, traveled to Japan Saturday and will ...

Sumo, a form of competitive wrestling, is Japan’s national sport. Sumo, which is hundreds of years old and steeped in tradition, has long been a source of fascination outside the country, but ...

(AFP) Japan voiced anger Thursday over cartoons published in a French newspaper that took aim at the decision to award the 2020 Olympics to Tokyo despite the ongoing nuclear crisis at Fukushima.

10/10/2022 October 10, 2022. Japan's ancient sport might lose its fans if Sumo wrestlers continue to show disappointing performances in the ring.

When Saito left sumo, he considered becoming a baker, inspired by one of his favourite cartoons. "But when I tried it out, they told me I was too big" for the kitchen space, said the 40-year-old ...