There are two major obsessions in Japanese culture: sumo wrestling and brand mascots. Now, an offbeat new campaign by language learning app Duolingo brought them together in the form of a championship ...

Ryogoku is known as the home of sumo. As we explore, we learn how the sport took root after a devastating fire in the 17th century. It turns out that the neighborhood has a history of bouncing back!

The deranged owl is body-slamming Japan's top eight mascots from Pac-Man to Ponta in a surreal smackdown. Ad Nut insists, if there’s going to be a next round, let Ad Nut in. One tail flick and Duo is ...

Yokozuna Onosato stumbled to his first defeat four days into the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday as No. 2 ...

A wrestler who had gone by Wakaikari was promoted to the makuuchi top division after the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament held in ...

Happy days are here again for Japan's traditional sport, with overseas fans packing sumo arenas, turning the centuries-old ...

Yokozuna Hoshoryu continued his perfect start to the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with an emphatic win against young talent ...

A fun-filled weekend is in the cards, with numerous events on the docket — the East Troy Bluegrass Festival, Lake Geneva Taco ...

Sumo is more than a sport in Japan; it's a sacred tradition. Women are still barred from the traditional ring, the dohyō, but ...

Women are increasingly making their mark at amateur levels in Japan’s national sport, steeped in Shinto tradition ...

Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from ...