In ancient China, women’s sumo was a popular form of entertainment in which participants wore minimal clothing that exposed their arms, backs, navels and lower abdomens, drawing significant attention.

CLEMSON — In a lesser-traveled corner of the internet, Justin Jones and Mengkin Ragan talk sumo on the Minimum Effort Podcast. Their 2025 awards episode, four months in, had just 53 views on YouTube.

The task of melding two disparate cultures is always a challenge for national sumo federations around the world. Taking a 2,000-year-old Japanese sport that is intrinsically tied to the history, ...

An amateur sumo wrestler who took up the sport aged 47 has described how he found training partners on the school run after launching his club. Ben Grief had been "fascinated" by Japan's national ...

The guy one table over was excoriating the waiter. (The place is so small, it’s practically impossible not to overhear.) He was twitterpated about the proportions of the nigiri sushi. It was, he said, ...

Sumo and smiles — two words that rarely go together. Japan’s national sport is famous for the stoic seriousness with which its participants conduct their affairs both inside and outside the ring.

Background Sumo has long been a traditional sport in Japan, and recently is becoming a popular sport that is rapidly attracting enthusiasts abroad. With the aim of having the sport included in the ...