There are three things you need to know about the lifestyle of a sumo wrestler (rikishi). The first is that the young, male-only athlete must eat between 7,000 and 9,000 calories a day. The second is ...
MOBARA, Japan — President Donald Trump presented a special Trump trophy to the winner of a sumo tournament in Tokyo on Sunday as he got a taste of one of Japan's most treasured cultural institutions.
President Donald Trump is presenting a special Trump trophy to the winner of a premiere sumo tournament in Tokyo. Trump awarded the giant eagle-topped "President's Cup" to wrestler Asanoyama, who ...
In his first state visit to Japan since Emperor Naruhito ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne at the beginning of May, President Donald Trump has so far enjoyed a tourist's day of cultural and ...
As part of his four-day visit to Japan, President Trump attended a sumo match Sunday and awarded the ‘President’s Cup’ to the Tokyo Grand Sumo Tournament winner Asanoyama. It was the first time a U.S.
TOKYO — Sumo wrestling, one of Japan’s oldest and most hallowed sports, has all kinds of inviolable rituals. The wrestlers must wear their hair in carefully coifed topknots. Before every match, they ...
“Ura! It’s Ura!” Up in the nosebleed seats of Ryogoku Kokugikan, Tokyo’s packed-to-the-gills sumo arena, I’m cheering for my favorite wrestler with a skewer of grilled chicken. It’s not that I’m ...