his hair simply isn't keeping pace. Onosato, 24, became the fastest wrestler to be promoted to the second-highest ozeki rank in decades when he won the Fall Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept.

Shimada Shoten in Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward is the only company in Japan that sells the special hair oil used by sumo wrestlers. With its characteristic aroma, the oil is a dead giveaway that a sumo ...

Among the many varieties of orange-colored fruit at the grocery store, the knobbly-topped sumo orange stands out both in appearance and flavor.