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NHK WORLD-JAPAN presents a sumo highlights program for fans around the globe. Today the show features all top-division bouts from November 22, Day 14 of the Grand Sumo …

Watch the toughest sumo wrestlers clash in the ring live on NHK WORLD-JAPAN! GRAND SUMO LIVE offers live coverage of days 1, 8, 14 and 15—the final day—of every GRAND …

Official GRAND SUMO tournaments take place six times a year. Each is filled with drama, with only one rikishi winning the Emperor's Cup in the end.

In time, sumo itself became the main ritual of the festivities. In the Edo period, wrestlers organized groups to practice sumo professionally. Today, the sport is known as “Grand Sumo.”

Sumopedia offers short videos to enrich your sumo experience. Learn about techniques, traditions, and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple, but the more you know, …

Shishi is the first wrestler from Ukraine in the history of Japanese sumo. The 28-year-old made his debut in the March 2020 tournament.

Sumo is without a doubt, one of the most Japanese of sports, boasting a history of more than 1500 years. We bring you daily highlights from the Grand Sumo Tournament held 6 times a year.

The rules of sumo are simple. A rikishi (wrestler) wins a bout by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by making him touch the ground with any part of the body except the soles of the feet ...

In sumo, there are 82 kimarite, or match winning techniques and 5 non-techniques or way to lose, all defined by Japan Sumo Association. You can learn the most frequently used techniques …