The Japan Sumo Association announced on Dec. 4 that a Grand Sumo Tournament will be held from Oct. 15 to Oct. 19, 2025, at the Royal Albert Hall in central London, one of the most prestigious ...

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 ...

Kotonowaka is expected to be promoted to ozeki at an extraordinary meeting of the Japan Sumo Association’s board of directors on Jan. 31, sources said. He finished the Autumn Grand Sumo ...

during a press conference in Osaka as the Japan Sumo Association released its rankings for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in the western Japan city. (Kyodo) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- New ...

A remote island in western Japan is a spiritual home for sumo wrestling. For hundreds of years, a competition in Shimane Prefecture's Okinoshima town has honored a local deity. Among more than 200 ...

who fled the war in Ukraine and came to Japan in April 2022, enters the top division after nine tournaments, equaling the fastest pace of promotion from the bottom tier since 1958, when sumo adopted ...