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 ...

Many visitors to the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena, the iconic venue for grand sumo tournaments in Tokyo, have no doubt looked up ...

Onosato was promoted to sumo's highest rank of yokozuna on Wednesday, attaining the honor at a record pace after competing in ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN broadcasts GRAND SUMO May Tournament Final Day action live from Tokyo, along with interviews of the tournament champion and special prize winners.

The Yokozuna Deliberation Council on Monday unanimously decided to recommend ozeki Onosato, winner of the recently completed ...

The Japan Sumo Association's Yokozuna Deliberation Council on Monday unanimously recommended Onasato's elevation to the sport ...

Sumo is set to crown a new grand champion in record time after Onosato was recommended for promotion to the ancient Japanese ...

NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from May 24th, Day 14 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo.

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 ...

in a match held on the 14th day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept 21, 2024. PHOTO: AFP Those who reach the ultimate yokozuna rank – there have been just 73 in history ...

Ozeki Onosato secures his promotion to yokozuna by winning back-to-back championships at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.