For one day, two of the smaller sumo wrestlers overshadowed their larger counterparts in a highly anticipated matchup that entertained spectators at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Enho ...
facing another sumo wrestler from his stable. ST PHOTO: MASASHI SHIMURA “I found it inspiring watching the small-sized Enho overcome far larger opponents,” he told The Straits Times ...
Harumafuji - his fighting name - was a sumo grand champion, known in Japanese as "yokozuna", until last Wednesday. On 25 October, he allegedly attacked a younger wrestler in a bar and fractured ...
Sumo wrestlers annually tour dozens of locations ... It is known that makuuchi Ishiura and juryo Enho were invited by Hakuho to join his stable. Hakuho has likewise been making efforts to raise ...
Two Netflix series have introduced audiences to the intricacies of the sport, which has roots stretching back 1,500 years.
Each year sumo wrestlers in Japan compete in six grand tournaments, each lasting 15 days and known as honbasho. Among them the Kyushu Basho, held in Fukuoka each November, holds special significance.
Two Netflix series have introduced audiences to the intricacies of the sport, which has roots stretching back 1,500 years.