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 ...

Less than four years after fleeing the 2022 Russian invasion and landing in Japan, Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn stands poised to become the first-ever European-born wrestler to be named ...

Sweat darkened the white "dohyo" ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport. Having tried the centuries-old Japanese discipline out of ...

COCONUT GROVE, FLA. (WSVN) - A Japanese tradition has made its way to South Florida. Sumo wrestling is Japan’s oldest and most popular sport, dating back 1,500 years. It is both spiritually and ...

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 ...