Hakuho, a retired "yokozuna" or grand champion, says he has quit the Japan Sumo Association after an apparent falling out ...

Sumo row sees legendary wrestler quit Japan association to launch world project - Many regard the Mongolia-born Hakuko as the ...

They dined from the same stew pot and sweated together in the practice ... “I’ll continue to fight on as long as my body can handle it,” he remains a wrestler one wants to root for. Japan Sumo ...

Throughout the rigorous schedule, sumo wrestlers also maintain a high-calorie diet. The most famous dish, chanko-nabe, is a hearty stew packed with vegetables, fish, and meat. Despite the austere ...

And when it’s over? Head to one of countless nearby restaurant for 'chanko nabe' – a healthy stew eaten by sumo wrestlers. One landmark in Tokyo that is, quite literally, impossible to miss is ...

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the ... Restaurants serving chanko, a type of stew eaten in vast quantities by the wrestlers, are often opened by former fighters near stables.

Sumo wrestlers gain this bulk as part of their training ... beer and a vegetable and fish stew known as “chankonabe”. After lunch wrestlers will sleep to encourage the development of their ...

SUMO WRESTLING Sumo wrestling as a spectator sport ... trays of chanko-nabe’ - a hearty chicken and shiitake mushroom stew traditionally eaten by wrestlers, along with edamame, tofu-wrapped ...

On top of all that, there is a particular food – specifically, a type of fish – the wrestlers traditionally eat when in Fukuoka. That would be kue, or longtooth grouper. According to Kazutaka ...

Coated in sweat and dirt after training, the rikishi shower before a meal of chankonabe, a stew that comprises meat and vegetables. Sumo wrestler Katsunishiki eating chankonabe for lunch at ...