Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has ...

A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ...

Estonian-born Baruto Kaito – known to his family as Kaido Hoovelson – rose from a small Estonian town athlete to one of Japan’s most celebrated sumo wrestlers, becoming one of only two Estonians ever ...

Women are banned from entering the sumo ring but what if Sanae Takaichi wants to present the trophy that bears her office’s ...

TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first Japanese ...

Sumo wrestler misses bus after fight at Royal Albert Hall - has to Lime Bike home instead - The wrestler had been competing in the Grand Sumo Tournamount Final just moments before the footage was take ...

TOKYO (AP) — Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has risen rapidly to stardom in Japan as one of the top sumo wrestlers ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danilo Yavhushyshyn, known by his Japanese name Aonishiki Arata, leaves a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, in Tokyo, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP ...