Once the cast of nine had been assembled, actors spent the first few weeks of rehearsals in training that included lower-body exercises to mimic sumo wrestlers’ stances. “There’s a really ...

Once again, a scandal of violence has emerged in Japan’s professional sumo world. Any form of malicious and mean violence or bullying must have no place in sports training whatsoever.

0.4±3.5 mOsm, P=.03). Conclusions The ORS rather than the SPD were shown to be more suitable to maintain hydration status in a hot environment of SUMO training. The intake of ORS should be considered ...

That prompted the Japan Sumo Association to hold a closed-door first aid training course at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan for a wrestler in the event of an injury in the dohyo. Kasugano ...