Cherry blossom season is well and truly upon us, so make a beeline for these destinations to see beautiful blossoms in the ...

Some 17,000 hectares of this area make up the first Japanese site to be inscribed on the UNESCO World ... Tokunoshima is also where togyu, a sport where bulls compete in sumo-like pushing matches. The ...

Ozeki Hoshoryu holds a press conference at his stable in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2025, a day after winning the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. The 25-year-old Mongolian wrestler secured his promotion ...

Sumo is walking a “tightrope” as it prepares to stage events outside Japan for the first time in 20 years while also trying to preserve its ancient traditions, experts say. The sport will hold ...

As sumo's two ambassadors to Paris toured the sites in traditional Japanese garb they found themselves becoming the attraction. In their kimonos and sandals, their hair oiled and tied in buns, the ...

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the sport's highest rank in a ceremony on Friday. Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, after ...

On the heels of a previously announced five-day event at London’s historic Royal Albert Hall, Europe got further good news on Jan. 19 when the Japan Sumo Association revealed it was heading to ...

TOKYO, Japan — Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of the ancient sport for the first time in over 30 years after the only yokozuna, Terunofuji, announced his retirement on Friday. The ...

TOKYO, Japan — Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of the ancient sport for the first time in over 30 years after the only yokozuna, Terunofuji, announced his retirement on Friday.

Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo's newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony to mark his promotion to the ancient Japanese sport's highest rank. Mongolian-born ...

Terunofuji's retirement comes after a prolonged struggle with injuries, which led to his withdrawal from the ongoing New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. Also See: ICC Champions Trophy 2025 ...

Sumo is facing a potential chasm at the top of the ancient sport for the first time in more than 30 years after the only yokozuna, Terunofuji, announced his retirement on Friday. The Mongolian ...