NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from 3, Day 15 of the Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka.

[Update, February 7] The NHK Grand Sumo Tournament has been cancelled due to the current quasi-state of emergency. Since this is a charity event, all the proceeds will go towards purchasing Fukushi ...

A 21-year-old Ukrainian sumo wrestler who fled the Russian invasion has won an elite-level sumo competition in Japan, where ...

Ukraine-born wrestler Aonishiki Arata is the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship in Japan.

Ukrainian Danylo Yavhusishyn has made history - by becoming the first person from his nation to win a Grand Sumo tournament. Fighting under the ring name of Aonishiki, he also clinched promotion to ...

The July grand sumo tournament featured two huge names with a lot on the line. One was fighting to prove he was still a worthy grand champion; the other was taking a shot at promotion to the top level ...

The chairman of the Japan Sumo Association pledged on December 21st to eradicate violence among sumo wrestlers in the wake of an assault scandal that ended the career of Yokozuna grand champion, ...

NHK President announced to cancel Sumo Telecast NHK News NHK to cancel Sumo series in Nagoya, Quite anomalous - 47NEWS NHK president Shigeo Fukuji announced at a press conference that NHK is ...