On May 1st the Reiwa era started in Japan. Eleven days later, on May 12th, the May grand sumo tournament opened at the center of the sumo universe, the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. All the ...

Hoshoryu came to Japan to study wrestling at Nippon Sport Science University Kahiwa High School in Chiba Prefecture in 2015. There, he switched to the sumo team and made his professional debut at ...

Born Serhii Sokolovskyi in Melitopol, southern Ukraine, Shishi started wrestling at a young age and switched to sumo at 15. He made his debut in Japan in the spring tournament of 2020. Two years ...

He also became the first man in 35 years to defeat all three Yokozuna when wrestling ... watch the sumo bouts. It was their first visit to the Kokugikan arena in 2 years. On Day 8, Japan's Emperor ...

OITA,Japan (Kyodo ... title at this year's New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2024, shows people practicing sumo wrestling in the eastern Ukraine province of Kharkiv.

Joel and Nish travel to Tokyo to meet Japan's professional sumo wrestlers before heading to the remote Oki Islands to take part in a tournament in the birthplace of Sumo.

London will host just the second-ever professional Sumo wrestling event outside of Japan next October. The Grand Sumo Tournament will take place at the Royal Albert Hall in partnership with the ...

OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Newly promoted yokozuna Hoshoryu pulled out of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday after suffering a right elbow injury and neck sprain requiring two weeks of recovery.

Hiyori Kon, 22, is an amateur sumo wrestling champion in Japan where women are still barred from competing professionally. Hiyori is hoping to change the rules of one of the world's oldest sports ...

Sumo is often referred to as Japan’s national sport but it’s America's pastime that is unquestionably this country’s one true obsession. Why is baseball so popular? It’s a complicated ...