Q: Is it possible for tourists in Tokyo to watch a sumo practice session? We will not be in Japan at the time of any scheduled matches, but we would love to watch the wrestlers work out. A: According ...

It’s no contest, the Sumo and Sightseeing in Tokyo experience at the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi is the perfect call for those wrestling with where to begin when visiting Japan. The package ...

Young Ukrainian sensation Aonishiki is living his sumo life to the fullest far from home, with his stellar results quickly ...

TOKYO — 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 ...

Equestrian riders at the Olympics have discovered an interesting challenge at Tokyo 2020. A statue of a sumo wrestler featured in one of the jumps seems to be startling some of the horses. "As you ...

TOKYO — As the coach sprinkled salt on the ground, the wrestlers teetered from side to side, stomping a left foot to the ground, then a right. “Ichi,” squeaked 7-year-old Himeka Suzuki, counting the ...

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 ...