At the cheer, two extremely large men on centre stage inside the Nutrien Western Development Centre, lunged at each other, arms slapping at each other’s bodies as each man attempted to get a secure ...

Calgary is set to host Canada’s first sumo wrestling and Japanese cultural festival this weekend, and the stars of the show were given a warm welcome to the city on Thursday. On Friday and Saturday, ...

Atamifuji beats ozeki Aonishiki, back, during the seventh day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 14, 2026. (Kyodo) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Ozeki Aonishiki's yokozuna promotion ...

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OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Hoshoryu and ozeki Aonishiki got back to their winning ways at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday as sekiwake Takayasu and No. 4 maegashira Takanosho kept their ...

Japan is a place where passions, hobbies and interests aren’t just encouraged, they’re deemed as being essential to a healthy society — a concept known as ikigai. It’s no surprise, then, that this is ...

In less than a year, Nathan Rault has gone from never stepping into the ring to becoming an international sumo wrestler. The Southampton-based wrestler, who is originally from Jersey, took up the ...

A Ukrainian who fled his homeland following Russia's full-scale invasion has become the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship in Japan. Danilo Yavhushyshyn, who now competes ...

Background Sumo has long been a traditional sport in Japan, and recently is becoming a popular sport that is rapidly attracting enthusiasts abroad. With the aim of having the sport included in the ...

On a hot day last June, near the shores of Lake Suwa, in the mountains of central Japan, hundreds of spectators gathered around an earthen stage roughly two feet high and two dozen feet wide. The ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from March 14, Day 7 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.