TOYAMA -- Some 25,000 fans attended a hometown parade on June 16 for sumo wrestler Asanoyama, who won his maiden championship at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo in May. The victory by ...

Asanoyama withdrew from the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 20 after a magazine reported that the ozeki had frequented an entertainment-style dining establishment in Tokyo during the COVID-19 ...

TOKYO - Former ozeki Asanoyama has vowed to return to sumo's top ranks in 2026 after making history by becoming the first wrestler to drop down to the fourth-tier sandanme division before getting back ...

Finally, after a full day of matches, perhaps the biggest star of all - weighing in at 243 pounds, according to his most recent physical - climbed into the sumo ring. President Donald Trump stepped ...

This is harsh and heavy treatment for a popular wrestler. The choice of venue, allegedly a Kyabakura drinking establishment with young ladies at his side, was one ...

On the C-SPAN Networks: Asanoyama Hideki is a Sumo Wrestler with one video in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 2019 Remarks. President Trump presented the President’s Cup to ...

I’m no fan of Trump and continue to feel he is not fit to hold the office of President but I have to confess that as a long term expatriated American living in Japan I found this to be pretty cool.