The ceremonies are complete, the celebrations are done, and now it’s time for Hoshoryu to get down to the daily task of ...

A disturbing report is emerging from one of Japan's top sumo wrestling stables. On Wednesday, the Japanese news outlet Daily ...

In the six decades since Hawaiian Takamiyama embarked on a trailblazing journey in Japan’s national sport, only two foreign ...

of Japanese sumo (wrestling). Fortnight ago in Tokyo, some 10,000 yapping devotees of Japan’s most ancient & honorable sport saw him attain this distinction in the final of the semi-annual ...

Yokozuna Hakuho has retired after a glorious sumo career of more than two decades ... questions about the future of the ancient Japanese sport. Hakuho, arguably the greatest sumo champion in ...

Japan Sumo Association chairman Hakkaku, who goes by one name, has said it is "important to show our sport to the world", telling reporters that "our traditional culture has been recognised ...

Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest rank. Mongolian-born ...

Trending on NextShark: Lisa Sanaye Dring’s 'Sumo' brings Japan’s national sport to the stage in NY premiere A: I saw sumo in ...

Known as the bad boy of sumo, he frequently clashed with the sport's authorities and was once punished for playing in a charity football game with former Japan star Hidetoshi Nakata. Fellow ...

Sumo wrestling is often seen as a spectacle of brute force—massive men colliding in an explosive test of strength. It’s a ...