Ozeki Asanoyama will have a year to reflect on his repeated nocturnal visits to a drinking establishment despite an edict against doing so because of the novel coronavirus pandemic and lying to sumo ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump says he had an 'incredible evening at sumo' on Sunday evening in Tokyo, even though he sat cross-armed and tight-lipped throughout the event. The president near the ring in a ...

TOKYO — President Donald Trump presented a special U.S.-made trophy to the winner of a sumo tournament Sunday as he got a taste of one of Japan’s most treasured cultural institutions. The honor given ...

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP presents the "President's Cup" to Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament winner Asanoyama, at Ryogoku Kokugikan Stadium on Sunday in Tokyo. TOKYO (AP) — It was a day of sumo-sized ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...