Onosato, 24, is the first Japanese sumo wrestler to achieve the rank of yokozuna, or grand champion, in years, and he's vowed ...

TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand ...

With more than 1,500 years of history, sumo wrestling is one of Japan’s oldest and most sacred sports. But in recent years, it has been facing lower enrolment and a high attrition rate.

Onosato has been promoted to the highest rank in sumo, yokozuna, by the Japan Sumo Association in a record-setting 13 tournaments. At 24, he becomes the 75th yokozuna, surpassing the previous record.

DETROW: The Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament comes to an end this weekend. Just ahead of the rise of a new yokozuna, or grand champion, we reached out to NHK sumo announcer Ross Mihara. MIHARA: Well, I ...

DETROW: Mihara is a veteran sumo wrestling play-by-play announcer for the Japanese public broadcaster. He has been one of the voices calling this two-week tournament, when rankings aren't based on ...

Hoshoryu came to Japan to study wrestling at Nippon Sport Science University Kahiwa High School in Chiba Prefecture in 2015. There, he switched to the sumo team and made his professional debut at ...

MIHARA: Well, I think it's way more than two big fat guys running into each other. DETROW: Mihara is a veteran sumo wrestling play-by-play announcer for the Japanese public broadcaster. He has been ...