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

Onosato’s promotion to yokozuna, the top rank in sumo, was due in large part to the training he received from his ...

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.

Japan has a new sumo grand champion after breaking years of dominance from other nations. Onosato, weighing in at 191 ...

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

Sumo crowned a new grand champion in record time on Wednesday as Onosato became the fastest to attain the exalted rank of ...

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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 ...

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.