Babe Ruth stepped foot in Japan, and he was greeted like royalty. The post MLB Tokyo Series: Japan Pays Millions to See ...

Sumo is often referred to as Japan’s national sport but it’s baseball that is the country’s one true obsession. This week, ...

Onosato won the Fall Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with a 13-1 record on Sept. 21, ensuring his promotion to the rank of ozeki. The victory makes the 24-year-old the fastest rikishi to be ...

When Japanese police arrested three sumo wrestlers and their stable master on Thursday over allegations they beat a 17-year-old wrestler to death, the case sent shockwaves across a country that links ...

Whether sumo also falls into the trap of creating greater separation between supporters and athletes remains to be seen.

The play’s cast members wrestle, slap and toss one another in ambitiously choreographed fight sequences that took months of training to learn.

The jammed sellout at the Tokyo Dome as the Dodgers and Cubs opened their regular season had a different vibe than the usual MLB game.

The dohyo welcomes a new Yokozuna, and says goodbye to another. Shibuya Aki and Raja Pradhan look at what Hoshoryu will bring ...

An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

Just imagine what the scene will be like inside the Tokyo Dome when the Dodgers and Cubs meet on Tuesday and Wednesday to ...

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

The chic Tokyo(Hotel) Yoyogi Park ... Examples include the Sumo Room, where huge monochrome sumo wrestlers painted by artist Hiroyuki Kimura dominate the walls; the Sunrise Room, featuring ...