Ozeki Kotozakura takes part in wrestling practice at the Sadogatake sumo stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on June 13, 2025. (Kyodo) MATSUDO, Japan (Kyodo) -- Ozeki Kotozakura resumed wrestling ...

Sumo fans roared in astonishment as the sole yokozuna and four ozeki all fell to defeat on the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on May 12 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

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 ...

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 managed to equal his famous grandfather in one aspect, an eerie coincidence in terms of the timing of his first career title.

The idea for the unusual dish came about when the owner-chef, an avid sumo fan who initially operated an udon restaurant, was inspired by the chanko nabe he ate with sumo wrestlers at the training ...

Rank-and-file wrestler Wakamotoharu remains two wins off the pace with a victory over ozeki Kotozakura on the seventh day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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 ...

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