A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the ... a number of rituals to receive his new title. He was handed a white rope belt worn by yokozuna, which he put on for his ring-entering ceremony.

And the thundering action is right in your face in the thrilling new play “Sumo.” Senior Editor and Writer Senior Editor and Writer [email protected] Got a tip? Send it to The Daily ...

An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

The play’s cast members wrestle, slap and toss one another in ambitiously choreographed fight sequences that took months of training to learn.

Sumo wrestler Konishiki Yasokichi rates eight sumo fights in movies and TV shows, such as "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Isle of Dogs," for realism. Konishiki discusses the accuracy of throwing ...

Follow three female sumo wrestlers as they compete at the highest level at the Women's Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. The film tracks each athlete's individual journey, from strength and ...

Lisa Sanaye Dring’s play at the Public Theater follows a stable of sumo wrestlers; Rajiv Joseph’s drama, presented by Manhattan Theatre Club, observes a Peace Corps volunteer and a State Department ...

Step into the sacred world of sumo wrestling, with the New York premiere of Lisa Sanaye Dring’s mesmerizing new drama, SUMO. Akio arrives as an angry, ambitious 18-year-old with a lot to learn.