The 21-year-old, who is close to becoming the first European yokozuna or grand champion in Japan, is motivated by messages from his war-torn home ...

Romeo Beckham takes on sumo wrestler in Japan amid family feud - The second eldest Beckham child is currently travelling ...

Like so many fathers and sons before them, Georgi Zilkin and Nicholas Tarasenko had an earnest conversation a while ago about what Nicholas was planning to do with his life. “He said, ‘Well, I want to ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s lengthy summer vacation is in full swing. Despite the heat, the energetic voices of children playing outside are likely echoing throughout neighborhoods. The Japan Sumo Association ...

Amid sumo’s growing popularity at home and abroad, rising young wrestler Aonishiki Arata hopes his success can help thrust Japan’s ancient sport further into the global spotlight. The 21-year-old ...

For many Americans, the Japanese sport of sumo is a mystery. Though it resembles the Greco-Roman style of wrestling played at U.S. high schools, colleges and at the Olympics, sumo has its own rituals, ...