The country’s top leaders often present trophies to champions of the national sport. But like other women, Prime Minister ...

The winner of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament that ends Sunday will be presented with the Prime Minister's Cup. Some of her ...

Don’t miss the full story, whose reporting from Reeno Hashimoto and Koji Ueda at The Associated Press is the basis of this AI-assisted article. While professional sumo wrestling in Japan maintains its ...

Sanae Takaichi made history in October when she became Japan's first woman to serve as prime minister. Now she faces another potential milestone: whether to challenge the long-standing prohibition ...

Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, tried his hand at sumo wrestling on a visit to Japan and quickly found himself unceremoniously dumped out of the ring despite a strong start. Trump, 41, ...

The Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament marks the end of the annual sumo wrestling circuit, held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Centre. This event features top-tier wrestlers, including the revered Yokozuna and ...

London — The world of professional sumo wrestling stepped outside of Japan for only the second time in its centuries-long history on Wednesday night, as fighters clashed on a specially constructed ...

TOKYO (AP) — Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has risen rapidly to stardom in Japan as one of the top sumo wrestlers ...