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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

But when the boy said he would join a sumo stable immediately after his graduation from elementary school, his grandfather talked him out of it. His father retired as a wrestler in 2005.

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 ...

The future of the Miyagino Stable is a major concern in sumo circles. Stablemaster Miyagino, the former Yokozuna Hakuho, is being held accountable for an episode of violence that occurred in the ...