Although officials in the sumo world underline the importance of passing down Japanese culture, active and former foreign wrestlers are increasing their presence to provide a solid foundation for ...

TOKYO, Japan (CNN)-- For the first time sumo wrestling's governing body can recall, one of its revered athletes has been nabbed for drug possession. Police arrested 335-pound Soslan Aleksandrovich ...

Today's play features 2 sumo wrestlers as protagonists! Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke talks about sumo in the Edo period and ...

What would it feel like to be inside of this artwork? Image credit: Utagawa Kuniaki II, 1835 - 1888 (Japanese), Ōzumō Keiko no zu [Professional Sumo Wrestlers Practicing], 1866, woodcut on paper, 13 3 ...

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 ...

Born Yavhusishyn Danylo, Aonishiki arrived in Japan alone in April 2022 at age 18 to escape the Russian invasion of his homeland. He then refined his skills at the sumo club of Kansai University ...

partaking of Japanese cuisine and also watching very large men slam into and grapple with each other? Not a problem, because Asakusa Sumo Club Annex is here to handle that exact combination of ...

Japanese sumo wrestler Onosato is aiming for the sport's top spot of yokozuna -- or grand champion -- after clinching the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Onosato won his first title since earning ...