Japan’s sumo chiefs trim tour dates, demand air con to beat summer heat
Sumo chiefs are planning measures to beat Japan’s increasingly punishing summer heat, including avoiding venues that do not…
Japan’s sumo chiefs trim tour dates, demand air con to beat summer heat
Sumo chiefs are planning measures to beat Japan’s increasingly punishing summer heat, including avoiding venues that do not…
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Nagoya Basho Has a Logjam Atop the Leaderboard
Heading into the final day of the first week of the Nagoya Basho, only one wrestler in sumo‘s…
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Can Onosato Return to Championship Form in Nagoya Basho?
Yokozuna Onosato missed the first full tournament of his sumo wrestling career in May 2026 due to the…
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Dave Roberts Reaches 1,000-Win Milestone
Longtime Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who has guided the team to three World Series titles, collected…
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Masato Yoshii Takes Over as Rakuten Eagles’ New Dugout Boss
With the worst record in NPB‘s Pacific League, the Tohoku Rakuten Eagles have shaken up their leadership ranks,…
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Volleyball Nations League Returns to the Spotlight
The Japan women’s national team has had a successful start at the 2026 FIVB Women’s Volleyball Nations League.…
Sumo: Wakatakakage Defeats Kirishima in Playoff to Win the Summer Basho
Komusubi Wakatakakage suffered a Day 11 loss to ozeki Kirishima at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. Four days…
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Kirishima Completes a Perfect 1st Week at the Summer Basho
Ozeki Kirishima, who’s in pursuit of his second consecutive Emperor’s Cup, improved to 7-0 at the Summer Grand…
JAPAN SPORTS NOTEBOOK | Naoya Inoue Returns to the Top in The Ring’s Pound-for-Pound Rankings
Naoya Inoue (33-0, 27 knockouts) has returned to the top of The Ring’s pound-for-pound rankings. Ukrainian heavyweight Oleksandr…
MIMARU Introduces a First-Time-Friendly Sumo Dining
TOKYO, April 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MIMARU, Japan’s leading apartment hotel brand for families, operated by Cosmos…