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AUTUMN

Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 12, 2021
New yokozuna Terunofuji wins Autumn Basho opener as both ozeki fall
Picking up where he left off, the 29-year-old grand champion claimed a fast force-out win over komusubi Ichinojo at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 10, 2021
Door open for Terunofuji to celebrate yokozuna ascension with Emperor’s Cup at Autumn Basho
It was impossible not to marvel at how Terunofuji fought through the pain and reached the pinnacle of sumo's violent and harsh world while practically held together with duct tape.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 7, 2021
Hakuho to miss Autumn Basho meet with stable barred due to COVID-19 cases
Hakuho's absence boosts the chances that the new yokozuna Terunofuji can mark his promotion to the highest rank with a title.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 1, 2021
Yokozuna Hakuho may be sidelined by COVID-19 infection at his stable
The Japan Sumo Association said on Wednesday that a wrestler at Hakuho's Miyagino stable had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Japan Times
SUMO
Aug 30, 2021
Terunofuji takes his place as yokozuna in latest sumo rankings
Since battling his way back to the elite makuuchi division in July 2020, Terunofuji has won three of seven tournaments and twice finished runner-up.
Japan Times
SUMO
Oct 15, 2020
Sumo's 'flying monkey' ready to show he's no one-hit wonder
Although diminutive by sumo standards, the makuuchi division's Tobizaru, whose ring name means "flying monkey," nearly defied the odds last month to become the first wrestler in 106 years to win the Emperor's Cup in his top-division debut.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 30, 2020
JSA pulls off another successful tournament in COVID-19 era
After managing a second basho with fans at Ryogoku Kokugikan, the Japan Sumo Association still faces a number of challenges going forward.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 30, 2020
Shodai earns promotion to ozeki after winning first title
Shodai, who won his first makuuchi division title in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, was promoted to the second-highest rank of ozeki on Wednesday.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 28, 2020
Shodai still in disbelief after winning first championship
Shodai beat rookie Tobizaru on the final day of the Autumn tournament to clinch his first makuuchi division title with a 13-2 record.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 27, 2020
Shodai clinches first-ever title at Autumn Basho
After falling short of the finish line in recent tournaments, the sekiwake stepped up to hold off upstart rookie Tobizaru and claim the championship at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 26, 2020
Shodai taking lead into final day after beating Asanoyama
Shodai (12-2) battered Asanoyama (10-4) with an opening shoulder blast, then spun the powerfully built ozeki sideways before pushing him down at the edge.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 25, 2020
Shodai downs Takakeisho, shares lead with Tobizaru after Day 13
Just two wrestlers stood at 11-2 following Friday's action at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 24, 2020
A quiet day at the basho: Sumo wrestles on, without the crowd's loud roar
Even sumo's notoriously loyal fan base seems rattled by the risk of infection in a closed arena, despite the Kokugikan's anti-coronavirus measures, which includes reducing the number of tickets being sold.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 24, 2020
Rookie Tobizaru picks up 10th victory at Autumn Basho to stay in title hunt
Ozeki Takakeisho and sekiwake Shodai each retained their share of the overnight lead.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 23, 2020
Takakeisho, Shodai part of four-way tie for lead at Autumn Basho
With four days remaining in the 15-day tournament, the two upper-ranked wrestlers are even with a pair of up-and-comers.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 22, 2020
Ozeki Takakeisho stays among joint leaders at Autumn Basho
Five wrestlers stood at 8-2 after the 10th day of action at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 21, 2020
Ozeki Takakeisho one of six wrestlers tied for lead at Autumn Basho
After relinquishing the sole lead a day earlier, Takakeisho fended off shoves from No. 5 maegashira Kiribayama.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 20, 2020
Takakeisho dives down into nine-way tie at September meet
Ozeki Takakeisho fell to his second loss at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday and dropped back into a nine-way tie for the lead.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 19, 2020
Takakeisho remains in lead pack with win on Day 7
Takakeisho is tied at the top of the standings with rank-and-filers Kotoshoho and Tobizaru.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 18, 2020
Six wrestlers tied for lead after Onosho's first loss
Sole overnight leader Onosho fell back to the pack with a loss to fellow rank-and-file grappler Chiyotairyu at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.
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The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.

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