Onosato Daiki became the first Japanese man in eight years to be named a yokozuna, or grand champion, the highest title in ...

Onosato, 24, has been promoted to yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo. In terms of speed, it was a record-breaking rise to the ...

Eva Yu said she started watching sumo matches last year and quickly became a self-described "super fan.""I can talk forever ...

From a sumo wrestling match to discovering vintage clothes at Harajuku, these sites and activities didn’t disappoint.

Sumo, Japan’s national sport steeped in millennia ... under a strict daily regimen of physical conditioning, practice matches and chores. Sumo wrestler Katsunishiki (left) is much smaller ...

DETROW: The Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament comes to an end this weekend. Just ahead of the rise of a new yokozuna, or grand champion, we reached out to NHK sumo announcer Ross Mihara. MIHARA: Well, I ...

Eva Yu said she started watching sumo matches last year and quickly became a self-described "super fan." "I can talk forever about sumo," Yu said. Her interest in Japan's national sport eventually ...

Being a referee in any sport can be hazardous to your health. When you're trying to concentrate so hard on the action, your ...

It means, quite poetically, ‘lonely mouth’ — the inexplicable urge to put something in your mouth, not because you’re hungry, ...