NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from March 13, Day 5 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

OSAKA--In an eerily quiet setting, a subdued Spring Grand Sumo Tournament opened here on March 8 without spectators due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Japan. The nationally televised ...

Komusubi Abi, right, defeats yokozuna Hoshoryu on the opening day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 9, 2025. (Mainichi/Yuichi Nakagawa) OSAKA (Kyodo) -- New ...

People in Osaka are known to be passionate sumo fans. Only one grand sumo tournament ... were raring to see the top-ranked rikishi put on a show of strength. Tickets for the Spring Tournament ...

When it comes to the 2025 Osaka Grand Sumo Tournament, one question overshadows all others. How will Hoshoryu — the 74th yokozuna — do in his debut at the sport’s highest rank? If recent ...

Hoshoryu, who was promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna in January, points to his name in the east side yokozuna slot on Feb. 25, 2025, during a press conference in Osaka as the Japan Sumo ...

OSAKA--New sekiwake Wakatakakage made sumo history here March 27 when he clinched ... “I was happy to show that I am working very hard when people in some areas in the prefecture are still ...