A 21-year-old Ukrainian sumo wrestler who fled the Russian invasion has won an elite-level sumo competition in Japan, where ...

The country’s top leaders often present trophies to champions of the national sport. But like other women, Prime Minister ...

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A Ukrainian who fled his homeland following Russia's full-scale invasion has become the first from his country to win an ...

TOKYO (AP) — 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 ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have cornered the market on Japanese talent – but one major star does not appear to be California ...

After a largely tentative 12 rounds in which Inoue edged in the majority, he was awarded the unanimous decision victory and ...

Hakuba Valley is located in Japan's Nagano Prefecture, which is just three hours from Tokyo by bullet train. The valley is ...

A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ceremony. Tournaments begin with a line of burly men wearing little more than ...

(THE CONVERSATION) A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ceremony. Tournaments begin with a line of burly men wearing ...