The Miyagino stable, formerly managed by retired yokozuna Hakuho, who won the most championships in the history of sumo, may have ... (The page is in Japanese. Please right click to use your ...

As he did during his successful sumo career ... their connections with Japanese home cities and schools, unlike their Japanese counterparts. Many of the Naruto stable’s 14 wrestlers came ...

It's the latest black eye for a sport closely intwined with Japanese culture and history ... First, police charged three sumo wrestlers and their stable master with beating a teenage sumo to ...

TOKYO, Japan (CNN)-- When Japanese police arrested three sumo wrestlers and their stable master on Thursday over allegations they beat a 17-year-old wrestler to death, the case sent shockwaves ...

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.