With temperature records already being broken around Japan this month, it's fitting that the sumo world is preparing to say farewell to a venue that is notorious for its intense heat and humidity. The ...

“Ura! It’s Ura!” Up in the nosebleed seats of Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo’s packed-to-the-gills sumo arena, I’m cheering for my favorite wrestler with a skewer of grilled chicken. It’s not that I’m ...

Rank-and-filer Kotoshoho stole the spotlight in the first tournament featuring two yokozuna in four years, capturing his ...

TOKYO >> Japan’s lengthy summer vacation is in full swing. Despite the heat, the energetic voices of children playing outside are likely echoing throughout neighborhoods. The Japan Sumo Association ...

SAKAI, Japan >> If the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo is considered the holy ground of professional sumo, the Ohama Sumo Stadium in Sakai is regarded the same way for amateur sumo. The stadium ...

Tokyo-- President Trump begins his second official trip to Japan on Saturday, and as CBS News' Lucy Craft reports, one highlight of his visit will be watching the national sumo finals in Tokyo. The ...

There was widespread surprise and disappointment among international sumo fans when the Japan Sumo Association announced on Dec. 19 that the capacity for next year’s July basho would be roughly 7,800.