As he did during his successful sumo career, Kotooshu never quit when things got difficult and kept strongly moving forward in life outside the dohyo. Today, the former Bulgarian ozeki ...

A remote island in western Japan is a spiritual home for sumo wrestling. For hundreds of years ... They practiced in a dohyo ring and learned specific actions they needed to perform before ...

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

In Grand – Sumo, women are not even allowed to step inside the dohyo, or holy ring. Twenty-year-old Rio Hasegawa lives and practices Sumo in Tokyo. One day she wants to become World Champion.

Yokozuna Terunofuji captured his ninth career title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 28, marking a stunning comeback after staying away from the dohyo ... playoff at Tokyo’s Ryogoku ...

TOKYO: Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top ... "When I first became a yokozuna, I didn't think I would be able to continue wrestling for very long," said Terunofuji, who was promoted ...

TOKYO, Japan (CNN)-- When Japanese police arrested three sumo wrestlers and their stable master on Thursday over allegations they beat a 17-year-old wrestler to death, the case sent shockwaves ...

During our summertime trip to Japan ... robot show in Tokyo with swirling lights and loud music while eating dinner. But the highlight of their trip was learning about sumo wrestling.

TOKYO, Japan — Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of the ancient sport for the first time in over 30 years after the only yokozuna, Terunofuji, announced his retirement on Friday. The ...