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SUMO

Daily basho results
Sumo standings
Basho schedule
Sumo rankings
Basho reports
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (right) alongside David Rothschild, the promoter of an upcoming tournament in Paris, on Sunday in Tokyo
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Top sumo pros to enter the ring in Paris in June 2026
It will be the third such event in the French capital and the first since 1995.
Terunofuji won 10 titles in sumo's top division during his career.
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Yokozuna Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career
Terunofuji, who has already acquired Japanese citizenship, will become a stablemaster after his retirement.
Hoshoryu (right) defeats Kirishima on Sunday. Hoshoryu has the look of a contender in the early days of the year's first tournament.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Wide-open field has the New Year Basho looking like anyone's tourney
By John Gunning
There has still been enough shakiness among the top-rankers to preclude ruling out any kind of outcome in the year's first tournament.

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Basho reports
Tamawashi maintains outright lead by beating Nishikifuji
The No. 3 maegashira from Mongolia, who won his only Emperor's Cup in January 2019, improved to 11-2 by thrusting down No. 10 Nishikifuji (9-4).
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Sumo’s brotherhood gets latest inductee
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
New Nagoya arena won't ease sumo's ticket crunch
By John Gunning
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Amateur sumo world caught by surprise as Hakuho Cup set to go ahead
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
London calling: Sumo's U.K. trip brings back memories of 1991
By John Gunning
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Japan Sumo Association to hold tourney in London next year in rare overseas event
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Lightning strikes twice for Shun Ikeda at All Japan Championships
By John Gunning
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Kotozakura unburdened by weight of history after claiming first title
By John Gunning
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Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Ozeki lead the way in Kyushu, but title contenders abound
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
The good, the bad and the sumo: Kyushu Basho gets underway
By John Gunning
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New ozeki Onosato tops list of contenders aiming for glory in Kyushu
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Head to sumo's second tier and it's a dog-eat-dog world
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Onosato hogs spotlight, but there are big changes in latest sumo ranks
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Former ozeki Asahikuni, also a trailblazing stablemaster, dies at age 77
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Foreign wrestlers add international flair to All Japan Women’s Sumo Championships
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Spate of sumo tour dropouts highlights need to rethink wrestlers' health
By John Gunning
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Who can challenge Onosato's dominance? Takerufuji might be the best bet.
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
As Onosato dominates the spotlight, former sumo stars exit the stage
By John Gunning
Basho reports
With Autumn Basho win, Onosato makes it clear that he is sumo's dominant force
By John Gunning
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Onosato’s meteoric rise is stunning — but not surprising
By John Gunning
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Chinese buyer of Okinawa island to make visit in summer
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
More bird flu cases found in Japan; 1.44 million birds to be culled
Officials with the agriculture ministry hold a news conference in Nagoya on Friday following an outbreak of avian influenza in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, earlier this month.
Fuji TV loses more advertisers amid inquiry into host’s behavior
Fuji TV is losing more advertisers following allegations about inappropriate behavior by a celebrity host and questions about its handling of the case.
As Trump returns, will Japan be able to weather the storm?
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in May 2019.
Top sumo pros to enter the ring in Paris in June 2026
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (right) alongside David Rothschild, the promoter of an upcoming tournament in Paris, on Sunday in Tokyo
As Trump returns, will Japan be able to weather the storm?
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in May 2019.
Amid rising world hunger, a Japan-inspired group in Kenya is making a big impact
Wawira Njiru, the founder of Food4Education, serves food during the opening of a new kitchen in Mombasa County, Kenya, in 2022. The organization started in 2012 by feeding 25 children out of a single kitchen. Now it feeds nearly half a million every day.
From Tokyo to Manhattan, Takuma Watanabe stirs up a stiff drink
It's taken Takuma Watanabe little time to establish himself as one of New York's hottest bartenders.
For tourists in search of seasonal sights, Yamagata makes its case
For some time away from Tokyo's suffocating urban sameness, Yamagata Prefecture is home to a soothing array of natural abundance.
A slow dive into ‘a moment and an eternity’ with Ryuichi Sakamoto
From the mid-2000s onward, Ryuichi Sakamoto created a number of installation works, often in collaboration with Shiro Takatani, of multimedia art collective Dumb Type.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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