On Wednesday, the Japanese news outlet Daily Shincho released photos from a party held by the prestigious Nishonoseki sumo stable in November of 2022. A video taken of the incident but not shared ...

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 ...

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.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kotozakura, who will enter the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March as a demotion-threatened "kadoban" ozeki, has stepped up his training earlier than usual to retain sumo's ...

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 across a country that links ...

An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

In 2007 a 17-year-old apprentice died as a result of hazing by seniors at their sumo stable, discouraging boys from seeking careers in the sport. In a bid to lure more applicants, the sumo ...