Like so many fathers and sons before them, Georgi Zilkin and Nicholas Tarasenko had an earnest conversation a while ago about ...

Retired sumo great Hakuho said Monday he was quitting the ancient sport in Japan after his wrestling stable was closed ...

Scandals and high-profile resignations of former stars have 'sullied' image of Japan's national sport – but could its latest ...

As Japan recovered from the devastation of World War II and entered a period of rapid economic growth, a jaunty superstar appeared in the form of professional baseball player Shigeo Nagashima.

TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first ...

Onosato, whose real name is Daiki Nakamura, is only 24 and was promoted Wednesday to sumo's top rank by the Japan Sumo Association. Onosato was promoted by winning last week's Summer Grand Sumo ...

Inspired by this, Shoriki established Japan’s first professional baseball team, the Great Tokyo Baseball Club. This team toured the U.S. in 1935, playing against colleges and minor league squads. When ...