From Canada to France to Japan, Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau are traveling the world together. See photos from their recent stop in Tokyo.

This time we break down "kimedashi," a power move where a rikishi locks their opponent's arms and marches them out of the ring. We analyze technique, style, and the risks of the maneuver.

The Tor team from Oradea will represent Romania at the All Japan Robot-Sumo Tournament 2025, taking place between 6 and 7 December, and is the only team from the country registered in the Mega Sumo, ...

Japan celebrated the victory of Aonishiki at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament last weekend. He captured his first Emperor’s Cup after defeating Mongolian yokozuna Hoshoryu. Just days later, he was ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. There are many rules that govern sumo wrestling, the Japanese sport that operates on the principle of pushing ...

Danylo Yavhusishyn, a Ukrainian refugee who arrived in Japan three years ago, has become the first from his country to win a professional sumo tournament, claiming victory at the Kyushu basho after a ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has won promotion to the second-highest rank of Ozeki. The Japan Sumo Association made the decision at an extraordinary meeting of its board of directors on Wednesday ...

Aonishiki has spoken to reporters the day after he became the first sumo wrestler from Ukraine to win a grand tournament. Aonishiki clinched the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament with a win over Yokozuna ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn became the first-ever sumo champion in Japan on Sunday, November 23, 2025. A 21-year-old refugee who fled the Ukraine war three years ago won the Kyushu ...

Aonishiki is seen after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, on Sunday. The Yomiuri Shimbun 16:52 JST, November 24, 2025 Sekiwake Aonishiki said ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has become the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship. Even more impressive: he defeated Hoshoryu on Sunday in the deciding match ...