The senior wrestler also hit their buttocks with a mawashi (sumo belt) tied into the shape of a log as well as brought a flame close to their bodies by igniting insecticide spray. It was also ...

You would think that the biggest challenge for an actor to play a sumo wrestler would be the actual wrestling. But for Shono Hayama, star of new Disney+ Hotstar Japanese series Sumo Do ...

In a recent visit to Japan, Parsons took on a professional sumo wrestler from the Arashio sumo stable. It took everything Parsons had in the tank to simply move the man backwards a couple of steps ...

Standing at 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighing in at 570 pounds, Hiroki has earned the title of the heaviest sumo wrestler on Earth, according to USA Sumo. Hiroki, who is also known for playing the ...

A Japanese sumo wrestler has tested positive for the coronavirus, further threatening postponement of next month’s Summer Grand Sumo Tournament which has already been delayed. The Japan sumo ...

The sumo wrestler fighting to get women in the ringThe sumo wrestler fighting to get women in the ring ...

Naturally, that’s the unranked newcomer, Akio (Scott Keiji Takeda): an 18-year-old from a troubled background who, though small by sumo standards, has dreamed of becoming a wrestler since childhood.