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 ...

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 ...

David Shih, Ahmad Kamal, Red Concepción , Scott Keiji Takeda, Michael Hisamoto, and Earl T. Kim. Photo by Emma Zordan Sumo is ...

A look into the larger world of sumo is what playwright Lisa Sanaye Dring puts before us in her new play "SUMO," at the ...

The stable is led by Kasugano Oyakata, who fought as Tochinowaka and reached the rank of Sekiwake. 05:54 He's supported by six other oyakata, which is a term that refers to sumo elders in general.

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 ...

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 ...

By Jesse Green Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” offers New Yorkers who are ... In a fictional Tokyo heya, or wrestling stable, a rigid hierarchy based on competitive achievement is brutally ...