The stereotypical (and usually false) image of a sumo wrestler is usually that of a large man with a stomach that looks like a globe. But as many researchers have found through the years, that's not a ...

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

With more than 1,500 years of history, sumo wrestling is one of Japan’s oldest and most sacred sports. But in recent years, it has been facing lower enrolment and a high attrition rate.