In the bustling streets of Melbourne's City, a remarkable figure has recently caught the public's attention—a heavyweight sumo wrestler known as Gocchanko (real name Kodai Ota). As a former ...

"I want to go to Japan and see what sumo is really like," he said ahead of his trip. "I'd like to see a real tournament that's not just about the sport, unlike what we have in Poland." Grenda and ...

A street-fighting star who’s been a hit on Melbourne’s streets found himself grappling with the city’s hefty bureaucracy.

Read reviews for The Public Theater and Ma-Yi Theater Company’s New York premiere of SUMO, a new play written by Lisa Sanaye ...

F or a show in which the majority of actors spend most of their time wearing only mawashi, Sumo is extremely well dressed. Directed by Ralph B. Peña, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s explor ...

Tokyo native Hanakaze, who hit the half century mark May 28, made his professional sumo debut at the 1986 spring tournament. The wrestler, whose real name is Daisaku Yamaguchi, is a member of the ...

The Japanese ex-sumo known as Gocchanko – real name Kodai Ota, whose schtick is wrestling passersby on the street – has been performing his busking feats before growing crowds. Gocchanko ...

Two more of the sumo wrestlers set to face off on April 11 at the All Star Sumo round robin tournament at Bank OZK Arena have ...

They are not newcomers to the real world because they have been in sumo circles.” Wrestlers have opportunities to go to high-end restaurants soon after they enter the sumo world if they become ...