Ozeki Onosato maintained a share of the lead by improving to a 5-1 record Friday, the sixth day of the Spring Grand Sumo ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from March 13, Day 5 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

Newly minted yokozuna Hoshoryu suffered another upset loss Thursday at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, succumbing to a ...

In 2025, the Japan Sumo Association celebrates its 100th anniversary. The Hatsu Basho was dominated by the keyword "Yokozuna.

March in sumo, both in Japan and internationally, came in “like a lion” as the old proverb goes. As expected, ticket demand ...

The JSA decision came at a ranking meeting for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, scheduled to start on March 9 in Osaka, and a special board of directors meeting at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

Hoshoryu already has a pair of titles to his name, and is coming off perhaps the most impressive eight-bout stretch of his ...

Two more of the sumo wrestlers set to face off on April 11 at the All Star Sumo round robin tournament at Bank OZK Arena have ...

That link to the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami has come out not only in Hakuho's comments after sumo tournaments over the years, but also through his efforts to help children in the ...

Legs taut, backs bent at the waist, the wrestlers slowly stretched out their arms towards each other, searching for a grip ...

At the March Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, Takerufuji, a 24-year-old wrestler with only 10 tournaments under his belt, ...

An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.