Yokozuna Onosato, top, reacts after losing to Wakamotoharu on Day 9 of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2026. (Kyodo TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Sekiwake ...

Abi (facing camera) defeats Asakoryu on Day 6 of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2026. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Former sekiwake Abi took sole ...

Fuelled by social media and a rare visit by Japan’s elite wrestlers, growing numbers of Britons are taking part in the centuries-old sport It is a centuries-old Japanese tradition, steeped in ceremony ...

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Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn became the first-ever sumo champion in Japan on Sunday, November 23, 2025. A 21-year-old refugee who fled the Ukraine war three years ago won the Kyushu ...

A 21-year-old Ukrainian sumo wrestler who fled the Russian invasion has won an elite-level sumo competition in Japan, where he’s been lauded for his rapid rise in the hyper-competitive sport.

The 21-year-old, who fled the war in Ukraine three years ago, won the Kyushu tournament after a tie-breaking victory over grand champion Hoshoryu from Mongolia. Known by his ring name Aonishiki Arata ...

Ukraine-born wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn, also known as Aonishiki Arata, is the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship in Japan. Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn, ...

THE TWO young contenders grab at each other’s loincloths. A referee keeps up the shout of “nokotta nokotta”, indicating that the wrestlers are still in the game. Suddenly one lunges forward, sending ...

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Jessamyn R. Abel has received funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Japan Foundation, the Northeast Asian Council of the Association for Asian Studies, and the McCourtney ...