For the first time in 18,760 days, a wrestler named Kotozakura has lifted the Emperor’s Cup. Sunday’s championship — a career first for sumo’s top-ranked ozeki — came more than half a ...

Kotozakura used the Shiranui style of ring-entering ceremony which, before its adoption by yokozuna Hakuho, had gained an unlucky reputation as there were few successful grand champions using it.

Kotozakura’s milestone victory came nine years after he made his professional debut in the same Kyushu tournament. “I was able to maintain a calm state of mind throughout the 15-day ...

FUKUOKA--Ozeki Kotozakura won his first Emperor’s Cup, besting fellow ozeki Hoshoryu on Nov. 24 on the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.

Kotozakura made history by clinching his first Emperor's Cup at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on 24 November. The 27-year-old ozeki defeated Hoshoryu in a thrilling final-day showdown, securing ...

MATSUDO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Ozeki Kotozakura resumed wrestling practice Friday in preparation for next month's Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, emphasizin ...

Are NHK news program reporters ever allowed to go off-script? On this topic, I listened to longtime NHK voice Murray Johnson severely criticize the head sumo judge repeatedly for a poor decision that ...