O S A K A, Japan, Oct. 11 -- In Japan, sumo wrestling is almost sacred. Steeped in tradition, sumo has long been the ultimate old-boys club — a sport dominated by larger-than-life men, a realm where ...

Good news for any aspiring sumo wrestlers who are on the shorter side: height and weight no longer matter. The Japan Sumo Association announced in late September that potential sumo wrestlers would no ...

Japan's national sport of sumo conjures up visions of very large loincloth-clad men crashing into one another. But lately, a new breed of sumo wrestler is stepping into the ring. At just over 50 ...

TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first Japanese ...

Tokyo — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 421 pounds and he is the first Japanese competitor to reach the ...

Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from ...

There's only one country where it's practiced professionally, and there's probably only one country where it could be practiced. The practice? Sumo. The place? Japan. Sitting somewhere at the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A Nashville teenager who captured attention last year as one of the world's best junior sumo wrestlers has added another impressive achievement to his resume. Gabe Tolentino, ...

Eric Trump and a sumo wrestler went toe-to-toe, and belly to collared shirt, during the businessman's recent trip to Japan, according to a post on his Instagram. While in Tokyo over the Labor Day ...

Japanese baseball, tennis, golf and soccer players have made the transition to North American fields, courts, courses and pitches. But the country’s centuries-old national sport, sumo wrestling, still ...