Though many former yokozuna have exited over the past two decades, Hakuho’s resignation is the biggest blow to the Japan Sumo ...

Yokozuna Terunofuji captured his ninth career title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan ... in a playoff at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. The two wrestlers entered the final day of ...

The JSA decision came at a ranking meeting for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, scheduled to start on March 9 in Osaka, and a special board of directors meeting at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

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

"In sumo, we need to lift rivals out of the ring," he says. "At first [in Primary Four], I lifted people weighing the same as me [less than 50kg], and after years of training, I can now lift a ...

Former yokozuna Hakuho plans to retire from the Japan Sumo Association amid uncertainty about the future of his scandal-hit Miyagino stable, a source with knowledge of the matter said Friday. The ...

Former yokozuna Hakuho, who won a record 45 top-division championships, will retire from the Japan Sumo Association on June 9, the ancient sport's governing body said Monday. The association approved ...

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