After the group previously attended a Sumo wrestling tournament in New York City, they fell in love with it. “It’s not about the big guys,” said Hestvile, a North Jersey native currently ...

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 ...

The ancient sport is described as being in a crisis as it grapples with several issues, including high attrition rates ...

17 by winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 26 with a 14-1 record. He pushed out ozeki Takakeisho on the final day after defeating Shodai on Jan. 25, when both entered the ...

Before the Nagoya tournament, Hoshoryu returned ... Hoshoryu eventually quit wrestling and joined the school’s sumo team after watching sumo matches at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Sumo is a cultural event in Japan. Tournaments last days, taking part in the most prestigious venues; the winners of such tournaments are treated like master craftsmen. The top sumo wrestlers in Japan ...

Grand Sumo’s 2024 season begins this weekend with the hatsu basho or New Year’s tournament. The 15-day event goes down at the historic Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo and it just might feature a ...

Onosato, right, defeats Oho on the second day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the southwestern city of Fukuoka on Nov. 11, 2024. (Mainichi/Tomohisa Yazu ...

Sumo wrestling's greatest champion ... who said that any future no-shows at tournaments could force them to retire him. After winning his 45th tournament in July, the wrestler told Japanese ...

Shinzo Abe, then the prime minister of Japan, succeeded in making friends with Mr. Trump through golf, entertainment and ...

Kisenosato went on to win his first tournament as a yokozuna in March ... Only two active yokozuna now remain in professional sumo wrestling: Mongolian-born pair Hakuho Sho and Kakuryu Rikisaburo.