Japan hosted a record number of tourists in March as the country’s early start to cherry blossom season and a weakening yen drew in holidaymakers. Visitors totaled 3.1 million in March, up ...
Cheers rang out in anticipation when a rare three-way playoff started on the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka in November. But the packed sumo arena went silent as ...
Rank-and-file Tamawashi became the oldest wrestler to win the sumo championship in more than 60 years on Sept. 25, defeating fellow Takayasu on the final day of the tournament. Tamawashi, who is ...