Konishiki: I think Takakeisho had no other ... If an ozeki loses to a young wrestler, he will face bitter criticism. If a yokozuna loses a championship, he will be called “pathetic.” ...

very few could stand up to the mighty Konishiki. The Nanakuli native, born Salevaa Atisanoe, moved to Japan as a teen and in a matter of years became the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the ...

Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs," for realism. Konishiki discusses the accuracy of throwing ...

We zoom in on legends Takamiyama, the first foreign rikishi to win a top-division tournament, and Konishiki, the first foreign Ozeki. After arriving in Japan in 1964, he became the first foreign ...

The 37-year-old became the heaviest rikishi on record when he weighed a colossal 288 kilograms as an active sumo wrestler, beating the previous record of 285 kg set by former ozeki Konishiki.