Yokozuna Kakuryu retires after missing five straight tournaments: Kyodo
Elbow, leg and back injuries have limited Kakuryu's participation in tournaments recently.
Wed Mar 24 2021
Top Japan sumo wrestler Hakuho infected with coronavirus - JSA
Hakuho's positive test comes just five days before the sumo New Year Grand Tournament is due to start on January 10.
Tue Jan 05 2021
First Egyptian sumo wrestler soars to top flight
Japan Sumo Association raised 21-year-old Egyptian Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan to the 'makuuchi' division.
Tue Oct 29 2013
Japan mourns death of sumo legend
Taiho, whose real name was Koki Naya, died of heart failure in hospital in Tokyo on Saturday, the Japan Sumo Association said. He was 72.
Sun Jan 20 2013