TOKYO >> The Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the last big competition of the year, began in Fukuoka Nov. 9 and ran through Nov.

Sumo is coming — well, almost coming — to the Tokyo Olympics. Knowing it may have the world's attention, the Japan Sumo Association and local Olympic organizers are planning a sumo tournament on Aug.

A sumo tournament is set to be organised in between this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of the Tokyo 2020 Nippon Festival. The Tokyo 2020 Nippon festivals are part of the official ...

Discover English-friendly Japanese culture experiences in Tokyo, from cooking and ceramics to sumo, tea ceremony, ikebana and more.

They are giants of Japan. Climbing into the ring alone. Preparing for a battle that will only last seconds. Colliding into each other with stunning force. Sumo is this country's national sport.

Dallas Cowboys fans must be wondering what Micah Parsons has been up to in the past couple of days. The All-Pro pass rusher was in Japan, continuing his offshore training regime and preparing for the ...

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau were seen holding hands in Tokyo’s Asakusa district during the singer’s Japan tour, reports say. The pair later visited the Asakusa Sumo Stable ANNEX, where they watched ...

From Canada to France to Japan, Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are traveling the world together. See photos from their recent ...

There are three things you need to know about the lifestyle of a sumo wrestler (rikishi). The first is that the young, male-only athlete must eat between 7,000 and 9,000 calories a day. The second is ...

Highly ritualistic and more athletic than initial appearances may imply, sumo is a stunning, charged spectacle that you cannot miss if you are in Tokyo at tournament time. Highly ritualistic and more ...

Getting tickets to the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan is always a bit of a struggle, but now there’s an easier option for English-speaking sumo fans. Japanese travel agency JTB is ...