New Japan Pro Wrestling has kickstarted a new era following the retirement of Hiroshi Tanahashi and the recent departures of several notable stars after one of ...

Katrina Watts stumbled across the ancient sport while living in Japan, and became known for photographing competitors and ...

Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki described the mounting pressure surrounding his bid for promotion to yokozuna, the highest rank, ...

The rules of Japan’s national sport are relatively straightforward: two rikishi—literally, “strong men”—face each other near ...

As South Korea's global cultural influence expands in areas such as music, film and television, one form of entertainment ...

A Ukrainian-born grappler is on the cusp of making history in Japan’s national sport of sumo, as he trains intensely for a ...

I spent 24 hours training inside a real sumo wrestling stable alongside some of the heaviest athletes in the world. From brutal morning practices to nonstop physical drills, nothing about this ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan’s national sport. In an elaborate ceremony on Wednesday, he was promoted by the Japan ...