Sumo fights hard to muzzle era-defining former yokozuna Hakuho
Having continuously attracted both positive and negative attention, Hakuho made waves once more with his exit from the ring — leaving the tradition-bound sport in a predicament.
Fake news becoming real issue for foreign sumo fans
Online information about sumo has increasingly been falling victim to many of the same issues that plague mainstream news.
Grand champions Hakuho and Kakuryu told to heal themselves before next tournament
The unusually stern warning came after both grand champions ended the year having only managed to complete one tournament each.
Tamawashi put on thrilling show during run to first title
Just prior to the 2018 September Tournament, while sitting in a sweltering Ryogoku Kokugikan and watching the Yokozuna Deliberation Council practice session, I grabbed a quick selfie with a couple of rikishi standing over my right shoulder. Tochinoshin and Mitakeumi were the two wrestlers in ...
Harumafuji had with no choice but to retire
Yokozuna Harumafuji announced his intention to retire at a press conference on Wednesday. The decision is the result of a scandal involving the violent beating of a junior wrestler, and now means the careers of the last two yokozuna to retire end under a cloud. The ...
Little-man sumo pays off for Harumafuji
It was without doubt one of the most disappointing yokozuna-yokozuna bouts in recent years. When Harumafuji’s disappointing hit-and-run technique against fellow Mongolian Hakuho on Nov. 24 gave him the championship after an action-packed 15 days, few were that impressed. Instead, rather that his sixth yusho to ...
