In Japanese professional sumo, Yokozuna Grand Champion Onosato and Ozeki Champion Aonishiki will be absent from the May Grand Sumo Tournament scheduled to kick off on Sunday.

TOKYO - Komusubi Wakatakakage clinched his second top-division championship with a tie-breaking victory over ozeki Kirishima ...

Newly promoted sekiwake Atamifuji on Monday expressed his determination to continue climbing the rankings at next month's Summer Gran ...

The 64th annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival took over Pennsylvania Avenue this weekend. Over 40,000 people were expected to attend the two-day annual event hosted by The Japan-America ...

Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from ...