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Sumo Scene / Sumo’s New Year Tournament Starts with Potential Yokozuna Promotion Looming — Maybe Even 2
With the new year, we get right into the start of the grand sumo tournaments for 2025. As always,...
January 8, 2025
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Sumo Scene / Late Yokozuna Kitanofuji Led a Life Filled with Ups and Downs; Remembering Popular Commentator, Sumo Legend
Shocking news came during the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament last month: Former yokozuna Kitanofuji...
December 25, 2024
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Sumo Scene / Sellouts in Kyushu Hark Back to Better Days, Bright Future
The Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament concluded without incident last month, marking the end of the sl...
December 12, 2024
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Sumo Wrestlers Bring 1,500 Years of Tradition to London as the Sport Has An International Moment
LONDON (AP) — London's Royal Albert Hall, the gilded concert venue known for an annual "Rule Brit...
December 5, 2024
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Sumo Scene / Ex-ozeki Asahikuni, Who Made Up for his Short Stature With Hard Work, Dies; Studying Opponents, Treatments Led to Nickname of ‘Dr. Sumo’
The news of the death of former ozeki Asahikuni, whose birth name was Takeo Ota, came out on Oct....
November 28, 2024
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Kotozakura Claims 1st Career Title by Beating Hoshoryu in Kyushu Clash
Kotozakura managed to equal his famous grandfather in one aspect, an eerie coincidence in terms o...
November 24, 2024
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Sumo Scene / The Eyes at the Side of the Ring That Help Get Calls Right
As the current crop of wrestlers puts it all on the line in the ring, you will find a number of s...
November 13, 2024
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Terunofuji Pulls Out of Kyushu Tourney
Yokozuna Terunofuji will sit out a second straight tournament after withdrawing Friday from the K...
November 8, 2024
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Sumo Scene / Missing Names in Rankings Sign of Generational Change
The rankings for the final tournament of the year, the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, came out on ...
October 30, 2024
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Sumo Scene / Oldest Tourney Attests to Long-Standing Connection to Shintoism
The sport of sumo, which holds such an eminent place in traditional Japanese culture, also has a ...
October 16, 2024
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Sumo Scene / Live English Commentary Service Begins, Sharing the Unique Culture of Sumo
The September Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament was a resounding success, with “Sold Out” banners hang...
October 2, 2024
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24-year-old Onosato Promoted to 2nd-highest Sumo Rank of Ozeki
AMI, Ibaraki (Jiji Press) — The board of the Japan Sumo Association on Wednesday unanimously deci...
September 26, 2024
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Sekiwake Onosato Clinches Autumn Grand Sumo Title with Day to Spare
Sekiwake Onosato clinched his second Emperor's Cup — and almost sure promotion to ozeki — with a ...
September 21, 2024
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Sumo Scene / Special Pre-Tournament Joint Training Session Gives Glimpse of What’s to Come
The Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, the last to be held this year in Tokyo, is in full swing and he...
September 18, 2024
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Yokozuna Terunofuji to Sit Out Autumn Tournament; Blames Knee Injury for Insufficient Preparation
Yokozuna Terunofuji will sit out this year’s Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, which starts Sunday, b...
September 6, 2024
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