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

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the ... "I want to act properly as a yokozuna and do my best," he said. Around 3,500 fans arrived at the Meiji Shine in Tokyo to see the 25-year ...

Just like the Japanese sport it's inspired by, the new off-Broadway play is part ritual, part athletic spectacle.

Lisa Sanaye Dring’s play at the Public Theater follows a stable of sumo wrestlers; Rajiv Joseph’s drama, presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, observes a Peace Corps volunteer and a State Department ...

Only five sumo wrestlers, including the legendary yokozuna ... “I was just thinking about doing my best during the 15-day tourney.” ...

“I have done the best I can, but I can no longer perform ... In recent years, he has been the only sumo wrestler with the top rank. Terunofuji intends to teach younger generations at the ...

Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs," for realism. Konishiki discusses the accuracy of throwing ...