Sumo elders of the Isegahama group met in Osaka on March 8 to discuss what to do with the Miyagino stable from April following the scandal, in which Hokuseiho repeatedly assaulted two wrestlers.

Through the club, arrangements were made for Danya to join the Ajigawa sumo stable. Half a month after his parents returned to Europe, Danya was accompanied by his “Japanese family” to the ...

Eastern Europe, Russia, Hawaii and Samoa all send promising wrestlers to the Japanese sumo "stables" - effectively a men's boarding house where "stable masters" drill surly teenagers in the arts ...

A fitness expert breaks down the differences between a sumo squat vs. goblet squat, plus which move may be the best fit for ...

After retiring, he became the head of the Kokonoe sumo stable, where he oversaw two more wrestlers - Chiyonofuji and Kitanoumi - also achieve the rank of Yokozuna. The two men would combine for 39 ...

In 2007 a sumo stable-master received six years in prison after a novice was beaten to death by older wrestlers.

Abi's stable master Shikoroyama ordered Abi to sit out the remainder of the competition. Later, Abi submitted a letter of resignation to the sumo association to take responsibility for his selfish ...

About 1,000 people came to the Kokugikan arena for the workshop, including all sumo wrestlers and stable masters. The event focused on ways to prevent violence. Takanoiwa was absent because he is ...

Sumo has gained yet another set of rikishi siblings, as Chugo Saito last week joined older brother Seigo (jūryō division wrestler Wakaikari) at Isenoumi stable, in preparation for his debut at ...

Sumo wrestler Hoshoryu is shown during training at his Tatsunami stable in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2024. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Twenty-two years after his uncle approached the same challenge ...