John Gunning, a former amateur sumo wrestler who commentates on the sport in English on Japanese television, says its centuries-old history and traditions make it unique. "It's always a tightrope," he ...

It was near there, at the foot of Mt. Nijo in Katsuragi City, where I had another quest for my boys — to learn about Japan's oldest sport: Sumo wrestling. Katsuragi is the origin of sumo ...

Ma-Yi Theater Company and The Public Theater are set to bring the intense world of sumo wrestling to the stage with the New ...

The promotion was made official at the Japan Sumo Association's meeting on wrestler rankings for the next grand sumo tournament scheduled for March and an extraordinary meeting of its board of ...

I experienced a level of intensity and thrill that was completely different from football or sumo wrestling — something truly ...

Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of the ancient sport for the first time in over 30 years after the only yokozuna, Terunofuji, announced his retirement on ...

Although France isn’t one of the two dozen or so countries that has to date produced a professional sumo wrestler, the western European nation has long-standing connections with Japan’s ...

Capcom holds multiple campaigns including merchandise sweepstakes to celebrate Street Fighter 6 reaching 1 million sales in Japan alone.

Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna after winning a major tournament last week.

Mongolian-born Hoshoryu became the 74th yokozuna, or grand master, in the history of the ancient Japanese ... left a rival ...

Her kids agree that Japan has been their favorite destination. Sumo wrestling was the highlight of their trip. My kids have been fortunate to enjoy the benefits of my main work perk as a longtime ...