This feature explores what it takes to prepare meals for a 600-pound sumo wrestler in active training. At the center of the ...

Living inside a sumo house meant following a strict routine built around hierarchy, discipline, and endurance. The day revolved around brutal training sessions, ritualized meals totaling nearly 10,000 ...

SUMO wrestling, Japan’s centuries‑old sport of thunderous collisions and ritual pageantry, is enjoying an unlikely boom far beyond its homeland. Once seen ...

Less than four years after fleeing the 2022 Russian invasion and landing in Japan, Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn stands poised to become the first-ever European-born wrestler to be named ...

Discover the inspiring journey of Danylo Yavhusishyn, a Ukrainian sumo wrestler who fled war to chase greatness in Japan.

The 21-year-old, who is close to becoming the first European yokozuna or grand champion in Japan, is motivated by messages from his war-torn home ...

A Ukrainian-born grappler is on the cusp of making history in Japan’s national sport of sumo, as he trains intensely for a ...

Amid sumo’s growing popularity at home and abroad, rising young wrestler Aonishiki Arata hopes his success can help thrust Japan’s ancient sport further into the global spotlight. The 21-year-old ...

The Ukraine-born grappler who has taken the sumo world by storm is ‌now in deep training for a historic run at the highest ...

Pride Fighting Championships veteran Henry “Sentoryu” Miller has died at the age of 56 after a lengthy battle with a myriad of health issues. News of his death was first reported by Japan-based outlet ...

SEOUL, Feb 17 (Reuters) - As South Korea's global cultural influence expands in areas such as music, film and television, one ...