TOKYO >> The Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, the last big competition of the year, began in Fukuoka Nov. 9 and ran through Nov.

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CITY HEIGHTSCITY HEIGHTS — The opponents square off just outside the ring, east versus west. They bend in a respectful bow and step into the circle, meeting at the center before crouching to their ...

TOKYO – The two sumo wrestlers, 785 pounds of flesh between them, paused as the American president walked in from the corner of the ring waving, clapping and pointing to the crowd, who stood to ...

At Madison Square Garden, New Yorkers got a rare look at an ancient Japanese sport, cheering and booing as though they were watching a Yankees game. A pared-down format of sumo wrestling was on ...

Upon his return from a trip to Japan, photographer Michael Harlan Turkell wanted to find a way to bring Sumo to New York City. Turkell partnered with Harry Rosenblum, owner of The Brooklyn Kitchen, a ...

“Ura! It’s Ura!” Up in the nosebleed seats of Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo’s packed-to-the-gills sumo arena, I’m cheering for my favorite wrestler with a skewer of grilled chicken. It’s not that I’m ...

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau were seen holding hands in Tokyo’s Asakusa district during the singer’s Japan tour, reports say ...

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President Donald Trump attended a sumo wrestling match during his visit to Japan Sunday. He awarded the "United States President's Cup," which Japan made up just for his visit, to the victor of a ...

Two UFC titans faced off in an unconventional way. Former title challenger and knockout artist Anthony “Rumble” Johnson battled it out against top heavyweight contender Curtis “Razor” Blaydes in a ...

Tama-nishiki weighs 300 lb., wears his hair curled in a knot on top of his head, dresses in a 15-lb. fringed apron and an enormous belt made of twisted straw and paper streamers, looks as if he were ...