The show explores the gritty underbelly of Japan's professional sumo wrestling tradition, following a juvenile delinquent who becomes a sumo apprentice. By Patrick Brzeski Asia Bureau Chief Netflix is ...

Good news for any aspiring sumo wrestlers who are on the shorter side: height and weight no longer matter. The Japan Sumo Association announced in late September that potential sumo wrestlers would no ...

Japanese baseball, tennis, golf and soccer players have made the transition to North American fields, courts, courses and pitches. But the country’s centuries-old national sport, sumo wrestling, still ...

Hawaiian-born Akebono was the first foreigner to win the highest ranking in Japan's national sport, sumo wrestling. He died in Tokyo this month, age 54. Sumo wrestling fans are mourning a former ...