TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato, the new grand ...

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200 years ago, a young Japanese man destined to become a Samurai put down the sword and picked up a paint brush, and in doing so was to become the last master of the great Ukiyo-e tradition of ...

Start your exploration at the Sumida Hokusai Museum, where you'll dive into the world of Katsushika Hokusai, the famed ukiyo-e artist known for his captivating woodblock prints ... the deep-rooted ...

Hidetora Hanada’s journey has led him from a high-profile sumo wrestling prospect to a college football player in Colorado. Now he may be heading to the world of pro wrestling. The Colorado ...

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.

sumo wrestlers, etc. The genre revolved around monochrome woodblock prints but eventually graduated to full-color prints or “nishiki-e” with multiple woodblocks. Its popularity declined in the ...

When traveling to Japan with Houston Texans quarterback CJ Stroud, Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons engaged in a sumo match. On social media, the couple teased competing against each other ...

Gridiron football skills don’t translate so smoothly into the ancient Japanese art of sumo wrestling. Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons faced off with a sumo wrestler during an ...

artists during Japan's Edo period were creating woodblock prints of the supreme sumo wrestlers of the day. The Museum of Fine Arts' "Sumo: Japan's Big Sport" exhibit is an eclectic collection of ...

The Honozumo tournament has been held every year since 1869 at the shrine. THE TRAINING IMAGE: Sumo wrestlers take part in a training session before the tournament. All photographs: Issei Kato ...