If he can work up a sweat, his blood sugar will go back down.' Japanese media have also listed a raft of other sumo wrestlers, technically called rikishi, having to pull out due to a host of ...

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 ...

Top-tier sumo wrestling will make a rare appearance in London for the first time in three decades – and for the second time ever outside of Japan in the sport’s 1,500-year history. Some 40 ...

A professional sumo wrestler has lost his life after battling an absolutely horrifying disease for the past few weeks. According to reports out of Japan, 33-year-old Sawada Tsuyoshi, who competed ...

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

Next time you're in the gym doing deadlifts, take a page out of the wrestler handbook and try it sumo style. Named for the wide stance that sumo wrestlers get into before facing their opponent ...

WorldWide Sumo, a new cultural and entertainment experience produced by Emmy Award-winning founders of StudioNaginami, announced its upcoming live event series: Super Power Show! The tour will ...

Legendary sumo wrestler Akebono Taro died of heart failure this month. Akebono, the first non-Japanese-born wrestler to reach the highest rank of Yokozuna, was 54. "It is with sadness that we ...