Tokyo: Drums thundered and priests chanted as sumo s newest grand champion strode onto the public stage Friday in a ceremony ...

Hoshoryu, real name Sugarragchaa Byambasuren, became the 74th yokozuna after winning a major tournament last week.

About 3,500 people gathered at Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on Friday to see sumo yokozuna grand champion Hoshoryu perform his first ring-entering ceremony. He was promoted to the sport's highest rank ...

Mongolian-born Hoshoryu became the 74th yokozuna, or grand champion, in sumo history this week after winning the second tournament of his career ...

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In front of around 3,500 fans gathered at Tokyo's Meiji Shrine, sumo wrestling's newest grand champion, or 'yokozuna', ...

The original record was set by legendary yokozuna Taiho. Ozeki Hoshoryu defeated Takerufuji on Day 12, keeping him from rewriting the record. Onosato was following Takerufuji with a 11-3 record ...

Sumo wrestler Hoshoryu, second from left, tosses beans into the air for luck during this year’s setsubun ceremony in ...

Setsuko Miyazawa visited the house of her son’s family in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward earlier this month, but again she could not enter. Instead, she waited outside, stared at the two-story house ...

Miho Takagi set a Japan record with her 35th speed skating World Cup individual gold medal Friday, eclipsing Hiroyasu Shimizu ...

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