A former sumo wrestler has ditched his mawashi belt and picked up the mic. And his songs are resonating with other people ...

Two years ago, hobbled by injuries and relegated to the lower ranks of his sport, Terunofuji hit rock bottom and wanted to hang up his mawashi belt for good. But thanks to the faith of his coach ...

A small group sits in a windowless Public Theater rehearsal room, but the combination of dramatic taiko drumming, the sight of many of the actors clad only in the traditional mawashi (cloth-belt ...