A look into the larger world of sumo is what playwright Lisa Sanaye Dring puts before us in her new play "SUMO," at the ...

The jammed sellout at the Tokyo Dome as the Dodgers and Cubs opened their regular season had a different vibe than the usual ...

Imagine stepping into the MMA ring with a former sumo wrestling legend who towers over you by a good foot and weighs nearly ...

After Suzuki's arrival, several Japanese hitters found success in the big leagues. Outfielder Hideki Matsui was an integral ...

When it comes to the 2025 Osaka Grand Sumo Tournament, one question overshadows all others. How will Hoshoryu — the 74th yokozuna — do in his debut at the sport’s highest rank? If recent ...

An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport ... year-old from a troubled background who, though small by sumo standards, has dreamed ...

NEW YORK -- Lisa Sanaye Dring's "Sumo" offers New Yorkers who are little exposed to that ancient Japanese discipline an opportunity ... Akio (Scott Keiji Takeda): an 18-year-old from a troubled ...

Image: Chris Christodoulou The last (and only) time that a sumo wrestling Grand Tournament took place outside of Japan, Hulk Hogan was still winning Royal Rumbles. "Usually in Japan we don't have ...

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In professional sumo, the release of every new banzuke — or ranking list — signals the imminent arrival of the next official tournament. For the March 2025 meet in Osaka, the two most striking ...

The promising youngster, 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 ...

Hoshoryu was the lone yokozuna in the rankings released Tuesday for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, to be held at Edion Arena Osaka starting March 9. “I’m happy, but with it comes responsibility,” ...