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 ...

While it would be foolish not to capitalize on sumo’s surging popularity, expanded tour schedules cut into recovery time and ...

The Japan Sumo Association’s referees office ... extraordinary meeting of the board of trustees before the end of the tournament. If approved, an extraordinary meeting of the board of trustees ...

On Day 8, Japan's Emperor and Empress watched the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Their attendance at the event marks their last... before Emperor Akihito's abdication in April. The Imperial ...

He was dismissed as a wrestler by the Japan Sumo Association on suspicion ... allowing Arashio to make a comeback at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in July 2013. "It is fortuitous for wrestlers ...

Hakuho was due to compete in a sumo tournament later this week Japan's top-ranked sumo wrestler Hakuho has tested positive for coronavirus. The Mongolian-born grand champion took a Covid-19 test ...

In the early 17th Century professional sumo wrestlers, or rikishi, to give them their common name, travelled around Japan bringing tournaments to the masses. It was at this time that the Japan ...

Standing resolute amid a frenzy of flashbulbs, the damp-eyed warrior announced his immediate retirement. "I apologise from my heart," he declared, bowing deeply for almost 30 seconds. Harumafuji ...

and he bewildered his opponents this tournament. Aomori has been a hotbed for producing numerous renowned sumo wrestlers. His stablemaster, former yokozuna Asahifuji, is one of the region's famed sumo ...

The Edo-Tokyo Museum serves as a gateway to understanding Tokyo's transformation from a small fishing village into one of the ...

A Japanese citizen since 2022 ... Aoiyama made his debut at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in July 2009 and ascended to the elite makuuchi division for the first time in November 2011.