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This is the first time in two years for a sumo tournament to be held in Fukuoka. Last year’s tournament was held in Tokyo instead due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Onosato won the Fall Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo with a 13-1 record on Sept. 21, ensuring his promotion to the rank of ozeki. The victory makes the 24-year-old the fastest rikishi to be ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kotozakura, who will enter the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March as a demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki, has stepped up his training earlier than usual to retain sumo's ...

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 wrestlers seemed extra keen and motivated to lift ...

The Mongolian-born 33-year-old has struggled with injuries and withdrew from the ongoing New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Thursday after forfeiting his bout. He told reporters that he ...

The fifteen days of the Grand Sumo Tournament ended in Tokyo on May 26. Due to the absence of so many injured top-rankers, the tournament turned into a showcase for new talent. Those who took ...

"It's important for us to show our sport to the world," JSA chairman Hakkaku told reporters at Tokyo's Kokugikan, where the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament is currently taking place. "And for the ...

Whether sumo also falls into the trap of creating greater separation between supporters and athletes remains to be seen.

Aonishiki, who is 182cm in height and weighs a relatively modest 136kg, discovered sumo as a boy, practicing judo and ...

New yokozuna Hoshoryu blew away former sekiwake Wakatakakage on Monday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament for his first victory sinc ...