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Yoshinofuji (left) beats Onosato by <i>oshidashi</i> at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
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Onosato stumbles in quest for first perfect championship
By John Gunning
It was a stunning upset given the manner in which the yokozuna had steamrolled the competition over the first nine days of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Onosato (right) beats Wakatakakage via <i>oshidashi</i> at the Fukuoka International Congress Center on Tuesday.
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Onosato dominates in early days of Kyushu tournament
By John Gunning
Ex-ōzeki Takayasu, rising talent Hakuoho and former Emperor’s Cup winner Wakatakakage were successively brushed aside with ease.
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
SUMO
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
By Mai Yoshikawa
Professional sumo’s ring remains off-limits to women and girls — not by law, but by centuries of belief and tradition.

SUMO

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
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
London exhibition perhaps sumo's most successful trip abroad
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Japan Sumo Association’s 100th anniversary bash mixes the ancient with the modern
By John Gunning
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Onosato’s fifth title cements preeminent position in Japan’s national sport
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Rising U.S. women's sumo team hopes to spread the word about Japan’s national sport
By John Gunning
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Onosato and Hoshoryu off to hot starts as other contenders fall
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
What drives sumo journeymen to endure one of the world's most grueling sports
By John Gunning
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Rising star Aonishiki set for another chance to strengthen promotion bid
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Sumo’s grueling summer tour reveals wrestlers' true condition
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Is sumo becoming a victim of its own popularity?
By John Gunning
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Will Wakatakakage bring balance to the banzuke?
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Fresh start for stable founded by legendary yokozuna Taiho
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Kotoshoho's shock first Emperor's Cup could reinvigorate his career
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Disappointing start to Nagoya tournament turns into fascinating final stretch
By John Gunning
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
By John Gunning
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Nagoya Basho shaping up to be another red-hot affair at new venue
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
By John Gunning
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
By John Gunning
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Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Masaaki Kanai (left) and Chinese Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong depart after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday.
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay $3.2 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay $3.2 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ‘Scooooop’
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Who is cricket’s Shohei Ohtani?
South African cricket legend Jacques Kallis plays a shot during the final day of a cricket test match against India in Johannesburg in December 2013.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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