911±¬ÁÏÍø

 
Menu
Search
 
November 19, 2025
 

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

SUMO

Daily basho results
Sumo standings
Basho schedule
Sumo rankings
Basho reports
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-¨­³ú±ð°ì¾± 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 ¡ª not by law, but by centuries of belief and tradition.
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
SUMO
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
By John Gunning
Should fans be treated to another Emperor¡¯s Cup-deciding yokozuna showdown on Nov. 23, it¡¯s a toss-up for who would come out on top.

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
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
SUMO
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
SUMO
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
SUMO
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 ¡ª along with Hello Kitty ¡ª 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
SUMO
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
SUMO
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
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Former college star Kusano looks ready for challenge of sumo's top tier
By John Gunning
Read more SUMO stories
A beloved Tokyo penguin¡¯s end presages Suica¡¯s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
More 911±¬ÁÏÍø firms relax rules in tussle for workers
Hinako Mori, 22, arranges products at a Don Quijote outlet in Tokyo in October. The 911±¬ÁÏÍø retailer, which relaxed its rules concerning hair and nail polish three years ago, says nearly a quarter of its employees sport brightly colored hair.
What you need to know about the shift to My Number health insurance cards
With the government's integration of health insurance with My Number cards, conventional health insurance cards will no longer be accepted at clinics and hospitals across Japan from Dec. 2.
Bears attacks and sightings continue in northern Japan
A bear walks in front of a box trap set up at a park in the city of Akita on Nov. 2.
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.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.

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 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER

Latest News

Three men confirmed dead after plane crash in Fukuoka Prefecture
11 hours ago
Eyeing waiting lists, Japan plans model project for after-school care at firms
11 hours ago
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
Bank of Japan independence holds during governor¡¯s meeting with super-dovish prime minister
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals