Less than two weeks after the sole yokozuna retired from the sport, the Japan Sumo Association on Jan. 29 filled the void by ...

During our summertime trip to Japan, we explored incense ... The whole family tried sumo wrestling In Nara, near Kyoto and Osaka, we encountered sacred deer that bowed when we fed them crackers.

The spring grand sumo tournament got underway on March 8th in Osaka, western Japan, and concluded its 15-day competition on the 22nd. Due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus, the tournament ...

In Nara, near Kyoto and Osaka, we encountered sacred deer ... where I had another quest for my boys — to learn about Japan's oldest sport: Sumo wrestling. Katsuragi is the origin of sumo ...

A remote island in western Japan is a spiritual home for sumo wrestling. For hundreds of years ... The Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka in 2024 People familiar with Japan's national sport are ...

He placed third at the junior world sumo championships in Sakai, also in Osaka Prefecture ... to the first division in the western Japan student wrestling community. In June 2022, Kansai ...

Japan's Sumo Grand Champion, Terunofuji, performed an annual sumo ritual which marks the start of the sumo wrestling season The Mongolian-born wrestler performed the 'ring purification' at the ...

Sumo wrestling faces its first void at the yokozuna rank in over three decades as Terunofuji, the last active grand champion, retires at 33 due to injuries. His departure shifts focus to Mongolian ...