Japanese sumo wrestling is a traditional sport that ... the wrestlers will purify the ring by throwing salt. In Japan, salt is traditionally used to ward off evil. Wrestlers will also stomp ...

Some parts of Japan continue to preserve sumo's most traditional aspects ... The crowd threw lots of salt as he entered the ring, a tradition thought to repel evil and give the rikishi strength.

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.

It was Yamanaka who offered shelter in Japan to Yavhusishin, nicknamed Danya, after Russia started bombing around his hometown in Ukraine. The two met at a world junior sumo tournament held in ...

Sumo citrus or Sumo Mandarins is a funny-looking fruit that originated in Japan in the 1970s and earned ... The reason is that the salt found in citric acid sticks to the calcium which then ...

It's been another year of powerful performances and sell-out crowds in sumo arenas across Japan. A lot of things happened in 2018 both inside and outside of the ring. Let's take look back at how ...

In Japan, nabe, or hotpot, is a comforting, filling soupy-stew cooked in a donabe (earthenware pot). Chanko nabe – sumo wrestler nabe – is a healthy, hearty, calorific version that gets its ...

Located at The Gateway in Salt Lake City, The Happy Sumo restaurant offers a traditional array of nigiri and maki sushi as well as the restaurant’s special rolls. Remember, “sushi” refers to the rice.