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Former pro sumo wrestlers fight it out at London's Tokyo Nights

A sumo event in London is pitting former professional wrestlers of the Japanese sport for nightly matches at the Greenwich ...
Business Insider

I've traveled the world with my 3 sons. A day spent in the birthplace of sumo wrestling made Japan their favorite country.

My kids have been fortunate to enjoy the benefits of my main work perk as a longtime travel writer: accumulating airline miles. Of all of the places we've traveled around the world — including Peru, ...
Phys.org

Japan's sumo association turns 100, but the sport's rituals have a much older role shaping ideas about the country

A visitor to Japan who wanders into a sumo tournament might be forgiven for thinking they had intruded upon a religious ceremony. Tournaments begin with a line of burly men wearing little more than ...
Hartford Courant

Japan’s first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she’ll break another barrier: the taboo barring women from the sumo ...

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Go for Dinner and a Sumo Match in Tokyo

Their honeymoon phase continues ...