JJ Jones never made it to the sumo wrestling tournament in 2007, but the flyer for the tournament stayed on his wall and served as inspiration for him to pursue sumo wrestling a few years later.

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TOKYO, April 11 (Reuters) - Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the first non-Japanese grand champion or "yokozuna", died of heart failure this month in Tokyo, the sumo association said ...

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Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn, competing under the ring name Aonishiki Arata, secured his second consecutive Emperor's Cup on January 25, ...

In case you haven’t heard, everybody and their mother is visiting Japan. After decades of cultural exports from the island nation invading the rest of the world, the world is invading back. According ...

Entrenched in an elite sumo training facility in Tokyo, six men practice, eat, love, play, and ultimately fight. Step into the sacred world of sumo wrestling, with the New York premiere of Lisa Sanaye ...

For only the second time in Sumo history, Japan’s national association has had to cancel a fitness test for new recruits — because no one applied. The test occurs six times a year ahead of official ...

For only the second time in Sumo history, Japan's national association has had to cancel a fitness test for new recruits -- because no one applied. For only the second time in Sumo history, Japan's ...