While the action in any given sumo bout lasts mere seconds, the length and intensity of the training in Japan’s national sport far surpasses that of pretty much every other athletic endeavor.

TOKYO, Japan (CNN)-- When Japanese police arrested three sumo wrestlers and their stable master on Thursday over allegations they beat a 17-year-old wrestler to death, the case sent shockwaves ...

KUALA LUMPUR--A young wrestler dubbed "Little Miss Sumo" is fighting sexism in the ancient Japanese sport, hoping to inspire other women to step into the ring and elevate sumo to Olympic status.

On May 1st the Reiwa era started in Japan. Eleven days later, on May 12th, the May grand sumo tournament opened at the center of the sumo universe, the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. All the ...

Sumo is an intrinsic part of Japan's culture and its sense of identity. Deep-rooted concepts like harmony and respect underpin the sport. Sumo's origins can be traced back to more than a thousand ...

The scandal has shed light on how different Sumo is from other popular, albeit imported, sports in Japan, like baseball and soccer. The sport’s ties to organized crime have also come to light in ...

Sumo is the national sport of Japan and enjoys a global fanbase. It's a style of wrestling where weight, size, and strength can decide a bout in seconds. Sumo is an ancient competition ...

The scene drew the eyes of the world and made headlines far beyond Japan. It sure was great for sumo as a whole to get so much global publicity. So thank you President Trump for coming to Japan ...

The board of directors of the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) unanimously voted to recommend Kiribayama's promotion at an extraordinary meeting on May 31. Later that day, a ceremony to inform the ...

In February 2023, Daiki Nakamura was picked third overall by this columnist in a theoretical Inside Sumo mock draft. That was despite the then 22-year-old still being three months away from even ...

However, for the two Koreas, China, Myanmar, Malaysia, and other Asian nations, it is a symbol of the war atrocities committed by Japanese forces in the past. That is why flying the flag at the ...