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 ...

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who was born to a former wrestler father and a former judoka mother. He began participating in sumo when he was a second-grader in elementary school. He went on to win the Junior Sumo World ...

On top of all that, there is a particular food – specifically, a type of fish – the wrestlers traditionally eat when in Fukuoka. That would be kue, or longtooth grouper. According to Kazutaka ...

Otowayama was referring to the dark blue jacket worn by not only stablemasters but also clerical and other staff members of the Japan Sumo Association. He implied that younger wrestlers should ...

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.

Rodney Agatupu Anoa’i was portrayed as a sumo wrestling champion representing Japan and wrestled under the name Yokozuna. Managed by Mr. Fuji, Yokozuna debuted on the October 31, 1992 ...

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