Onosato, the new sumo grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first Japanese competitor to reach the top rank of yokozuna since 2017. Skip to content.

Japanese sumo wrestler Onosato holds up fish as he celebrates after the "yokozuna," or grand champion, promotion ceremony in Ami Town, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, May 28, 2025. STR/JIJI Press/AFP/Getty ...

TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he’s Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 421 pounds and is the first Japanese competitor to ...

Japan has a new sumo grand champion after breaking years of dominance from other nations. Onosato, weighing in at 191 kilograms, is the first Japanese competitor to reach the top rank of yokozuna ...

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 ...

Back in Japan, the 6-foot-1, 280-pound Hanada rose to the highest amateur ranks of sumo wrestling by refusing to be pushed around in the ring. He’s taking that same approach to the football f… ...

Potential sumo wrestlers will no longer have to reach minimum height and weight requirements as the sport struggles to recruit new wrestlers, according to The Japan Sumo Association.

TOKYO (AP) — 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… ...