TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand ...

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 ...

Up in the nosebleed seats of Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo’s packed-to-the-gills sumo arena, I’m cheering ... Because a wrestler loses if he touches the earthen ring with anything other than ...

In one of photographer David Sharabani’s striking images, two sumo ... seat Kokugikan Arena draw viewers’ eyes to the crowd and venue, not just the bouts unfolding in the ring.

Terunofuji, the lone yokozuna in sumo, retired from the ring on Jan ... to,” Terunofuji said at a news conference at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo, with his Isegahama stablemaster.

The 25-year-old forced out fellow ozeki Kotozakura in the final bout on Day 15 to end the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament with a 12-3 tally at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. He then defeated rank ...

Sumo wrestling is a sport fought between two wrestlers, or rikishi, in a circular ring called a dohyo. The objective is simple: push or throw your opponent out of the ring or force them to touch ...

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 ... before entering the ring on Day 4, he announced his ...

Home of the Kokugikan sumo stadium, the spiritual and physical heart of Japan's national sport, Ryogoku is where to head if you're looking to spot giant men dressed in traditional garb strolling ...