If you're wondering why Hot Springs is hosting an all-star sumo wrestling tournament, it's because of its sister-city relationship with the city of Hanamaki in Japan. The tournament on Friday ...

Grand Sumo tournament is kicking off in Tokyo today and one ex-sumo wrestler has really been turning heads ahead of the start ...

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 ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Lone yokozuna Hoshoryu took care of business against No. 2 maegashira Gonoyama to snap a two-bout losing streak Thursday at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Ozeki Onosato stayed ...

Winning his first tournament, or basho ... Regardless of the criticisms of Asashoryu's wrestling style, sumo's reputation as a noble sport of tradition has suffered from a number of scandals ...

Onosato slaps down Takayasu on Day 2 of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo, May 12, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Lone yokozuna Hoshoryu notched another ...

His first victory was at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March when he was sekiwake, the third-highest rank, and wrestling as Kiribayama. He has a chance to win promotion to yokozuna ...

He pulled out of an exhibition tournament, saying he was hurt ... Association to apologize to fans and pledge to investigate. Sumo wrestling, which traces it roots back 1,500 years, is struggling ...

This year's final grand sumo tournament took place in Fukuoka from November 10th to November 24th. Fans were anxious to see who would walk away with the coveted Emperor's Cup and finish 2019 on a ...

Before the Nagoya tournament, Hoshoryu returned ... Hoshoryu eventually quit wrestling and joined the school’s sumo team after watching sumo matches at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Terunofuji, who has won 10 tournaments in his career, is sumo’s only active yokozuna ... I didn’t think I would be able to continue wrestling for very long,” said Terunofuji, who was ...