The 29-year-old Mongolian credits his recent success to an amateur who inspired him: Yoshiki Fuse, 47, who was active in the 1990s as a one-armed sumo wrestler. Terunofuji is often reluctant to ...

Although officials in the sumo world underline the importance of passing down Japanese culture, active and former foreign wrestlers are increasing their presence to provide a solid foundation for ...

Harumafuji - his fighting name - was a sumo grand champion, known in Japanese as "yokozuna", until last Wednesday. On 25 October, he allegedly attacked a younger wrestler in a bar and fractured ...

But the last two weeks of the tournament have likely felt more somber than exciting following the recent news that legendary sumo wrestler Kitanofuji passed away. He was 82 years old. On Wednesday ...

A remote island in western Japan is a spiritual home for sumo wrestling. For hundreds of years, a competition in Shimane Prefecture's Okinoshima town has honored a local deity. Among more than 200 ...

Sumo wrestlers, officials and fans have gathered in Tokyo to remember former Yokozuna Kitanofuji, who died in November. A memorial gathering took place on Wednesday. About 2,000 people attended.

On top of all that, there is a particular food – specifically, a type of fish – the wrestlers traditionally eat when in Fukuoka. That would be kue, or longtooth grouper. According to Kazutaka ...

London’s Royal Albert Hall, the gilded concert venue known for an annual “Rule Britannia” singalong, is preparing to host a different kind of spectacle: Sumo wrestling. Camera shutters ...