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Sumo wrestlers in town for a special two-day tournament walk down a street in Paris on Thursday.
SUMO
Jun 14, 2026
In pictures: Sumo tournament returns to Paris after 30 years
A decade-long effort by organizers brought sumo back to Paris, where fans gathered for the sport¡¯s first tournament since 1995.
Tobizaru throws salt ahead of his bout against Hakunofuji on Day 1 of the 2026 MUFG Paris Sumo Tournament on Saturday in Paris
SUMO
Jun 14, 2026
French salt enters the sumo ring in Paris
Paris¡¯ first major sumo event in decades will use 200 kg of custom French salt, an essential element in the sport¡¯s centuries-old purification rituals.
Yoshinofuji (left) defeats Aonishiki on March 9, the second day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, at Edion Arena in Osaka. ¡¡
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 18, 2026
Aonishiki¡¯s busted yokozuna bid disappointing, but not concerning
For Aonishiki, the Osaka meet is likely to go down as just a stumbling block on his journey toward the sport¡¯s highest rank.
Makiko Uchidate
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 26, 2025
Japanese screenwriter Makiko Uchidate dies at 77
The drama scriptwriter died of acute left-side heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo on Dec. 17.
Newly elected Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi, if called upon to present the Prime Minister¡¯s Cup, should refuse to enter the sumo ring because the »åŽÇ³ó²âš­¡¯s sacred meaning depends on preserving its ritual form rather than modern political symbolism.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 21, 2025
Why Prime Minister Takaichi should refuse to enter sumo¡¯s »åŽÇ³ó²âš­
The »åŽÇ³ó²âš­ is not a stage for political theater. It is a sacred space, not a square to be conquered for an #InstagrammableMoment.
<i>Rikishi</i> train at the Otake stable in April 2017. While the sport of sumo hasn't changed, the ways in which fans engage with it has, and Otake <i>beya</i> recently joined the growing list of stables with their own YouTube channels.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 17, 2025
YouTube proves vital for sumo in era of changing accessibility
At a time when first-person access to ¡°genuine¡± sumo is increasingly difficult to find, many stables are looking to fill the gap with online platforms.
Ukrainian-born Aonishiki (right) is promoted to š­zeki during a ceremony in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 28, 2025
A sumo champion shows Japan¡¯s real feelings about foreigners
Japan recognizes that it needs foreign nationals. Foreign residents bring energy and innovation to this country, and they help Japan and the Japanese create and produce.
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
SUMO
Nov 11, 2025
As Japan¡¯s female leader rises, can she cross sumo¡¯s sacred line?
Professional sumo¡¯s ring remains off-limits to women and girls ¡ª not by law, but by centuries of belief and tradition.
After decades of dominance by foreign wrestlers, last month Onosato became just the second Japanese this century to be named to sumo's highest rank of <i>yokozuna</i>.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2025
The national sport of Japan wrestles with a generational change
As one legend departs, another star is rising. In a new era, sumo is grappling with its future.
Former yokozuna Hakuho gives a news conference to announce his retirement from the Japan Sumo Association and reveal his future plans in Tokyo on Monday.
SUMO
Jun 9, 2025
Hakuho vows to grow sumo globally after exiting domestic sports body
The impetus for the decision, Hakuho said, was the failure of the Japan Sumo Association to provide a clear timeline about the restoration of Miyagino stable.
Oscar Dolan (center), the founder of the New York Sumo Club, officiates at a match between Josh Ortiz (left) and Daniel Akandu during the Empire Cup competition at Japan Village in New York on May 17.
SUMO
Jun 3, 2025
At this New York City sumo club, ¡®Everybody gets thrown¡¯
The New York Sumo Club has about 100 wrestlers, with around 20 regulars.
Then-<i>yokozuna</i> Hakuho performs the New Year's ring-entering rite in 2018. The Japan Sumo Association has accepted his resignation and he will officially leave the association on June 9.
SUMO
Jun 2, 2025
Former yokozuna Hakuho to leave sumo association
Hakuho¡¯s departure comes more than a year after his stable closed down over a physical abuse incident involving one of its wrestlers.
Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, on Jan. 26, the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 5, 2025
Can sumo avoid becoming another soulless corporate sport?
Whether sumo also falls into the trap of creating greater separation between supporters and athletes remains to be seen.
Aonishiki competes at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 6, 2024
Head to sumo¡¯s second tier and it¡¯s a dog-eat-dog world
Ž³š±°ù²âš­ action is something fans of exciting sumo shouldn¡¯t miss.
Gold medalist Nao Kusaka celebrates after winning the men's 77-kg Greco-Roman event at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 8, 2024
How wrestler Nao Kusaka used sumo to win Olympic gold
A timid and kind-hearted boy, Kusaka reached the top by developing resilient legs in the sumo ring and fully dedicating himself to his craft.
Akebono waves an American flag as he watches U.S. skaters in Nagano on Feb. 5, 1998, ahead of the Winter Olympics.
SUMO
Apr 11, 2024
Sumo legend Akebono, first foreign-born yokozuna, dies at 54
Akebono, born Chadwick Haheo Rowan in Waimanalo, Hawaii, became the 64th yokozuna in 1993 and gained immense popularity.
Designated hitter and closer Shohei Ohtani (center) and catcher Yuhei Nakamura are mobbed by their Samurai Japan teammates after Ohtani struck out American slugger Mike Trout to clinch Japan¡¯s third World Baseball Classic and first since 2009, at LoanDepot Park in Miami on March 21.
SPORTS
Dec 26, 2023
Images of 2023: Sports
For some, 2023 was a year of sweet victory, after many years of not making it to the summit. For Shohei Ohtani, it was yet another year of brilliance.
SUMO
Dec 18, 2023
Sumo stablemaster Shikoroyama dies at 60
Shikoroyama made his professional sumo debut from the Izutsu stable, then headed by his father, in 1979.
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Sep 21, 2023
Eyes on Atamifuji for possible record at autumn sumo tournament
The 21-year-old wrestler enters Day 12 of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament having won 10 of his first 11 bouts.
Kazuki Paul Tsuyukusa with his dog Sunny in Fukuoka
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 9, 2023
Kazuki Paul Tsuyukusa: ¡®It¡¯s better to live without being noticed everywhere.¡¯
A former rikishi, Kazuki Paul Tsuyukusa has swapped his sumo stable for the life of a salaryman.
One part of U.K. is enjoying a Brexit boost 10 years after vote
The Belfast harbor estate, Northern Ireland.
The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan¡¯s culture of conformity
Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.
The $66 billion train seen fixing Australia¡¯s housing crisis
A train crosses Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia. Many people don&#039;t believe the bullet train vision, which has a history of false starts, will materialize.
Emperor Naruhito seeks public backing for an imperial family plan
Emperor Naruhito speaks at a news conference about his upcoming visit to the Netherlands and Belgium, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Why it¡¯s nearly impossible to build a robot without China
A boxing robot demonstration at Unitree in Hangzhou, China, last year. Building on the country¡¯s electric vehicle industry, Chinese companies are making robot parts at a scale and price point others can¡¯t match.
A Tokyo cocktail institution sets its sights on Kyoto
Opened in March, Bar Trench Kyoto is the first Kansai outpost of the Ebisu cocktail institution.
TV Tairiku Ondo channels the chaotic creativity of youth
The members of TV Tairiku Ondo ¡ª (from left) Harea Togari, Ryuji Chiyotani, Kotaro Suzuki and Hiroto Yanagawa ¡ª met as high school students in Sapporo and went viral in 2024 with an energetic 90-second track.
Japan aiming to live up to heightened expectations with deep run at World Cup
Japan&#039;s Daichi Kamada celebrates after scoring against Bolivia during a friendly at Tokyo&#039;s National Stadium in November.
¡®All of a Sudden¡¯: A tender triumph from Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Virginie Efira (left) and Tao Okamoto play two women in crisis drawn together by happenstance in Ryusuke Hamaguchi¡¯s ¡°All of a Sudden.¡±
In Japan, Nepalese students navigate a growing study-to-work pathway
Dipu Tamang from Nepal is among more than 400,000 international students in Japan.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

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Social camouflaging can help neurodivergent people navigate social situations, but researchers say the effort often comes with significant emotional and mental strain.
The challenge of being neurodivergent in Japan¡¯s culture of conformity
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