NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts ...

Sumo wrestler Aonishiki celebrates his 2025 Kyushu title win. Ready for some sumo content? That’s right, with the UFC going ...

With the curtain about to fall on 2025, we can look back on a year in which the sumo world can be said to have undergone a ...

A month after securing his first Emperor's Cup and promotion to ozeki, Ukrainian star Aonishiki wore a relaxed demeanor on ...

The dohyō is not a stage for political theater. It is a sacred space, not a square to be conquered for an ...

But the sound of bare feet padding, and bodies thudding on the mat of a sports hall in Belfast signals an unlikely first - the ancient Japanese tradition of sumo wrestling has landed in Northern ...

When the Grand Sumo Tournament arrived in London this October, the city reacted as if a global pop star had touched down. For five days, the Royal Albert Hall transformed into a dohyō (sumo ring), ...

Nov 25 (Reuters) - Ukrainian wrestler Aonishiki said sake never tasted so good as the 21-year-old savoured his Emperor's Cup triumph at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Sunday that put ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn said Monday that he had surprised even himself by becoming the first from his country to win a tournament in the ancient Japanese sport. The 21-year-old, who ...

TOKYO — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan's first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she'll break another barrier: the taboo barring women from the sumo ring.

The world of sumo could be rocked this month if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presents a trophy in the ring, where women have traditionally been banned. AFP looks at the ancient sport, at previous ...