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Onosato celebrates after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on Sunday.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Ozeki Onosato on doorstep of yokozuna promotion after latest title
By John Gunning
The Nishonoseki stable star was the class of the field once again in Kansai.
Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw takes part in a sumo demonstration in Tokyo on Friday.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Japan’s twin obsessions meet as MLB visits sumo’s heartland
By John Gunning
Sumo is often referred to as Japan’s national sport but it’s baseball that is the country’s one true obsession. This week, those two sports are intersecting in Tokyo.
Onosato (right) has eased to a 3-0 start in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Sumo in March comes in like a lion
By John Gunning
It’s been a rocky start to spring for sumo both in Japan and abroad.

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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
Latest sumo ranking sheet has plenty to catch the eye
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
What is the ceiling for sumo’s newest yokozuna?
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Could Ukraine be the next nation to produce a yokozuna?
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
No Paris Syndrome for Japan’s national sport
By John Gunning
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Tokyo crowd welcomes sumo's newest grand champion in ancient ceremony
By Andrew MCKIRDY
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Sumo’s newest yokozuna is all smiles — but major challenges await
By John Gunning
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Sumo avoids chasm at top as Hoshoryu picked for top rank
Basho reports
Hoshoryu overcomes rank-and-file wrestlers to put yokozuna promotion in sight
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Terunofuji’s career was unique — and great
By John Gunning
SUMO
Top sumo pros to enter the ring in Paris in June 2026
SUMO
Yokozuna Terunofuji retires after injury-plagued career
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Wide-open field has the New Year Basho looking like anyone's tourney
By John Gunning
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Stage set for action-packed New Year Basho with yokozuna promotion battle
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Questions linger over Terunofuji's health ahead of year's first tournament
By John Gunning
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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Ozeki Onosato on doorstep of yokozuna promotion after latest title
Onosato celebrates after winning the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on Sunday.
Japan's first foreign swordsmith opens workshop in Hiroshima Prefecture
Johan Leutwiler checks a sword he made at his workshop studio in the Kui district of Mihara, Hiroshima Prefecture.
Tokyo court strips Unification Church of religious corporation status
Nobuya Fukumoto (far left), a lawyer for the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, known as the Unification Church, is surrounded by the media at the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday after it ordered the group to be stripped of its religious corporation status.
Japan launches new Joint Operations Command to unify SDF branches
The head of the Self-Defense Forces' new Joint Operations Command, Gen. Kenichiro Nagumo, inspects an honor guard Monday morning at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo.
Applications for forgery-proof passports start in Japan
New Japanese passports will be printed using laser technology based on banknote printing techniques, making forgery more difficult.
Cherry blossom season kicks off in Tokyo after warm weekend
Blooms are seen on the Meteorological Agency's sample cherry tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Monday.
Japanese wages likely to rise more than 5% again this year
Wages are set for another big increase this year as annual negotiations secure generous agreements.
Stay at home if Mount Fuji erupts, government panel says
Mount Fuji in November. For the first time, the government has released specific guidelines on how residents should act in the event that Mount Fuji erupts.
In pictures: Tokyo's weeklong celebration of baseball's best
Shohei Ohtani belts a home run in the fifth inning of the second game of the Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs.
What's the fuss over Ishiba's gift vouchers?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waits for a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee to begin in Tokyo on Friday.

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