My kids have been fortunate to enjoy the benefits ... Katsuragi is the origin of sumo, Japan's national sport with 1,500 years of history. At Kehayaza Sumo Museum, we took our shoes off and ...

The Mongolian-born 33-year-old has been the only top-ranked sumo for more than three years ... Only one of the seven most recent yokozuna was born in Japan. Of the others, five were born in ...

Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of ... Only one of the seven most recent yokozuna was born in Japan. Of the others, five were born in Mongolia, including Terunofuji, and one in the ...

Japan's Sumo Grand Champion, Terunofuji, performed an annual sumo ritual which marks the start of the sumo wrestling season The Mongolian-born wrestler performed the 'ring purification' at the ...

Born Yavhusishyn Danylo, Aonishiki arrived in Japan alone in April 2022 at age 18 to escape the Russian invasion of his homeland. He then refined his skills at the sumo club of Kansai University ...