It was almost a year ago that LAist was blown away by the US Sumo Open at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. The day of amateur sumo wrestling action, yakisoba noodles and free sake made us understand why ...

Just as fall is World Series time in the U.S., it's also time for the championships in Japan's national sport — sumo wrestling. But this year, allegations of drug use and game rigging have left a ...

Forget the Lakers and the Dodgers: Some of the biggest sports action in Southern California this past weekend was sumo wrestling. For the first time in 27 years, 40 top-ranked athletes traveled to Los ...

Thousands will attend this weekend’s Grand Sumo Tournament at the Sports Arena – even those just curious about what it’s like to see first-hand large Japanese men wearing minimal clothing doing ...

Rugby players may get more than just the ball out of a scrum – herpes virus can cause a skin disease called "scrumpox" and it spreads through physical contact. Researchers have studied the spread of ...

Whenever Kent Moore meets someone from Japan, one of the first things he does is flop out his wallet and show them the picture of 340-pound sumo wrestler Kotomitsuki Keiji. Moore, chairman of the ...

A set of athletes with behemoth bodies showed up at Los Angeles City Hall on Friday to rub big elbows with puny-size city officials. No, don’t get excited. They weren’t rough-housing tackles and ...

We meet the highest ranked sumo wrestler, Mongolian Asashoryu. and delve into the hidden culture of this ancient sport. Sumo. More than a sport in Japan, it's a religion. Its history goes back 2000 ...