Pro wrestler and sumo wrestler Akebono Taro has sadly passed away at the age of 54. The former AJPW and NJPW star had been battling heart issues, and reports in Japan have claimed that he died of ...

Forty of Japan’s top wrestlers are expected to travel to London to compete across five days from October 15-19.

Sixty-five sumo wrestlers will withdraw from the first tournament of the year, which opens on Jan. 10, after five more were confirmed infected with the coronavirus, the Japan Sumo Association ...

which offers a one-stop service for renting out retired rikishi professional sumo wrestlers. The agency, operated by Sirius Ltd., helps cast retired rikishi in films, TV dramas and commercials.

He was 56 years old. Born in Hawaii, Wily moved to Japan as a teenager in 1987 to become a professional sumo wrestler, where he competed under the name Takamikuni. He proved a quick study and won ...

Her coach, Gankhyag Naranbat, thinks this is just the beginning. As a former rikishi - a professional sumo wrestler - and World Games gold medallist, he knows what to look for in a competitor.

Standing resolute amid a frenzy of flashbulbs, the damp-eyed warrior announced his immediate retirement. "I apologise from my heart," he declared, bowing deeply for almost 30 seconds. Harumafuji ...

South African comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout’s latest docuseries, “The World’s Strangest Jobs”, is a whirlwind of laughter and ...

Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs," for realism. Konishiki discusses the accuracy of throwing ...