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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2022

With sumo flag sponsorship deal, COVID vaccine-maker Moderna reveals Japan ambition

The U.S. firm is seeking to build on its newfound renown in COVID-19 vaccines and wrestle market share from compatriot Pfizer Inc.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 27, 2021

Hakuho, sumo's record-setting yokozuna, to retire

The 36-year-old Mongolia-born wrestler had been considering retirement after failing to recover from a knee injury that has kept him out of tournaments in recent years.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 20, 2020

An aging sumo wrestler, food poisoning risks and safeguarding pets from COVID-19

Warning: A portion of this contribution deals with suicide, which some readers may find distressing.
Japan Times
SUMO / Rikishi Files
Jan 17, 2020

Former yokozuna Kitanoumi was imposing figure in sumo

Intimidation factor is something that cannot be discounted when it comes to finding reasons for success in sumo.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 21, 2019

Sumo 101: JSA chairman

The Japan Sumo Association's highest authority is the chairman of its board of directors.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 19, 2019

Sumo 101: Press club

Sumo receives extensive coverage year- round in the Japanese media.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 14, 2019

Sumo 101: Shikiri sen

There are two parallel white lines in the center of every sumo ring known as shikiri sen.
SUMO
Jul 12, 2019

Sumo 101: Wakanohana-Tochinishiki rivalry

As with boxing, wrestling, MMA or any other activity where two contestants face off in a ring, great rivalries are the lifeblood of Japan's national sport.
SUMO
Jul 7, 2019

Sumo 101: Tied bouts

Every sumo bout ends with a winner declared.
Japan Times
SUMO
May 12, 2019

Sumo 101: Ichimon

Sumo's family unit is the stable.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 20, 2019

Sumo 101: Bow-twirling ceremony

Every day of a sumo tournament concludes with a bow-twirling ceremony, called yumitori-shiki in Japanese.
SUMO
Jan 26, 2019

Sumo 101: Tickets

Sumo tickets go on sale roughly about six weeks before the start of every tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 18, 2019

Sumo 101: A wrestler's typical tournament day

The six annual honbasho (tournaments) are the fulcrum around which the sumo world turns.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 16, 2019

Sumo 101: Stable locations and layout

The majority of sumo stables are concentrated in a couple of locations not far from Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 15, 2019

Sumo 101: Banzuke

All professional sumo wrestlers are listed on a 58x44 cm sheet of paper that is released about two weeks before the start of each tournament.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 24, 2018

Sumo 101: Ring-entering ceremonies

A normal day of a sumo tournament starts around 8:30 a.m. and ends just after 5:45 p.m.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 18, 2018

Sumo 101: Oyakata (stablemasters)

Sumo is not a team sport, but neither is it an individual one.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 16, 2018

Sumo 101: Kensho

One of the defining sights of a sumo tournament is the parade of brightly colored kensho banners around the ring before the highest- ranked wrestlers fight.

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