Japan is a fascinating country with a unique mix of modern innovations and ancient traditions. It has one eye fixed on the ...

Red Concepción, now appearing in "Sumo," and gets real about our ideals of masculinity and presentation of strength.

An intense stare-down between wrestlers. It’s believed salt wards off evil spirits. Sumo wrestling is steeped in tradition and ritual, and watching a match can be a unique cultural experience in Japan ...

Yokozuna was a Samoan portraying a Japanese Sumo Wrestler Banzai is a Japanese battle cry ... He was often put in matches with wrestlers that were too big for him to use the Tombstone on. Nevertheless ...

The quality of experience is something Arrison said relies on the events and festivals that are such a big part of life ... "Last year, we brought in three sumo wrestlers for a fun exhibit of ...

Thirteen sumo wrestlers from the Naruto stable, who will compete in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka from March 9, visited Yakushiji Temple in the city of Nara on February 25. After ...

Poking fun at the state’s reputation for bizarre stories, last year’s teams competed in Florida-themed events like the Evading Arrest Obstacle Course and Beer Belly Sumo Wrestling. New events ...

The Royal Albert Hall hosted sumo wrestling in 1991, but hasn't done so since. Image: Chris Christodoulou The last (and only) time that a sumo wrestling Grand Tournament took place outside of ...

A female pro-wrestler and her agency have reached a settlement with an individual who posted photos on social media focusing on her private parts during one of her matches, in a sexual harassment ...

Micah Parsons just dropped into the world of sumo wrestling and walked away with a win. During his Asia tour with Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud, the Dallas Cowboys star linebacker decided to ...

For more information about classes, email [email protected]. Yama said he began sumo wrestling when he was 7 years old in Ina, Saitama, Japan. “I was just big,” he said. “My teacher talked to ...

The only professional sumo wrestler ever to emerge from these isles is Nathan John Strange from Kent. Inspired by watching sumo on TV, Strange trained with Syd Hoare before moving to Japan.