Although officials in the sumo world underline the importance of passing down Japanese culture, active and former foreign wrestlers are increasing their presence to provide a solid foundation for ...

Among more than 200 people who took part in the latest event were wrestlers from Poland who discovered that the sacred ritual is far more than just a sport. The Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka in ...

The restaurant is hard to miss, what with its exterior decorated with images of sumo wrestlers, called rikishi in Japanese. Things are even more unique in the interior, with the center of the ...

It's the latest black eye for a sport closely intwined with Japanese culture and history. Fans have long expected humility and dignity from their sumo wrestlers, so the drug arrest has stunned ...

He is one of six ex-wrestlers putting on sumo ... “I want foreigners and Japanese people alike to have a greater understanding of sumo,” said Ohtori, 40, whose full ring name, Koto-ohtori ...

Stablemaster Naruto and a person at Yakushiji Temple know each other, and sumo wrestlers have been visiting since 2019. It is said that people can feel calm by copying sutras. Japanese original ...

according to Japanese media reports. Wrestlers are customarily expected to get up by themselves, while medical experts are at the tournament site but not standing by near the ringside. Sumo ...

Japanese sumo wrestler Onosato is aiming for the sport's top spot of yokozuna -- or grand champion -- after clinching the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Onosato won his first title since earning ...