If the Japan Sumo Association issued yearly awards, who would emerge victorious and in what categories? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/30/sumo/sumo-awards-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #onosato #aonishiki #ura #asanoyama #ajikawabeya #japansumoassociation
Japanese screenwriter Makiko Uchidate, known for writing scripts for many television drama series in the country, died of acute left-side heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo on Dec. 17. She was 77. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/26/entertainment-news/screenwriter-makiko-uchidate-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #makikouchidate #obituary #japanesetv #sumo
Another exciting year of sumo is upon us, with the first "banzuke" of 2026 offering a hint of what’s to come and the names to watch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/24/sumo/sumo-2026-first-banzuke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #dewanoryu #aonishiki #terunofuji
Another sumo stable's foray with YouTube shows that the way fans are engaging with the sport is continuing to evolve, even if the competition in the “dohyō” remains the same. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/17/sumo/otake-stable-youtube-channel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #japansumoassociation #otakebeya #streaming #youtube #internet #television #sumo
Aonishiki gives up an average of 7 centimeters and 36 kilograms to his sumo rivals, but the rising Ukrainian star more than makes up for that disadvantage with elite technique. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/10/sumo/aonishiki-expert-technique/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #aonishiki #hoshoryu #onosato #ukraine
On Sunday, for just the third time in 74 tournaments, a college freshman claimed the title of amateur yokozuna. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/12/03/sumo/samejima-all-japan-freshman/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #alljapanchampionship #hikarusamejima #onosato #hidetorahanada
Aonishiki, a 21-year-old Ukrainian, won his first Emperor’s Cup at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament and was promoted to ōzeki, highlighting his rapid rise and Japan’s growing acceptance of foreign wrestlers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/11/28/japans-real-feelings-about-foreign-sumo-champ/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #sumo #aonishiki #ukraine #kyushugrandsumotournament #expats #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees #immigration
With two young yokozuna and now a fresh-faced ozeki at the top of the sumo rankings, the future looks bright for Japan's national sport. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/26/sumo/aonishiki-first-title-ozeki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #aonishiki #kyushugrandsumotournament #onosato #hoshoryu
Aonishiki, said Monday that he had surprised even himself by becoming the first from his country to win a sumo tournament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/24/sumo/aonishiki-shock-first-sumo-title/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #aonishiki #kyushugrandsumotournament
Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, whose real name is Danylo Yavhusishyn, on Sunday became the first from his nation to win a tournament of the traditional Japanese sport. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/23/sumo/aonishiki-first-ukrainian-win-sumo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #aonishiki #ukraine
Onosato’s bid for a first-ever perfect championship came to an end at the hands of Yoshinofuji on day 10 of the ongoing Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/19/sumo/kyushu-basho-week-2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #onosato #yoshinofuji #hoshoryu #aonishiki #kyushugrandsumotournament
There is simply no better word to describe the performance of Onosato over the first three days of the November Grand Sumo Tournament than imperious. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/12/sumo/gunning-kyushu-sumo-tournament/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #onosato #kyushugrandsumotournament #aonishiki #asakoryu #fujinokawa
Now that Japan has its first female prime minister, the question hangs in the air: If Sanae Takaichi can stand at the center of power, why not in the center of the ring? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/11/sumo/takaichi-sumo-ring/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #sanaetakaichi #japansumoassociation #sumo
In September, Onosato and Hoshoryu clashed in the first Day 15 title showdown between yokozuna in years, and a rematch could be in the cards later this month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/07/sumo/onosato-hoshoryu-kyushu-basho-favorites/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #kyushugrandsumotournament #onosato #hoshoryu #kotozakura #aonishiki
With potential superstars and immense talent to be found up and down the banzuke, the journalistic spotlight should regularly be directed towards sumo’s lower divisions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/05/sumo/lower-rank-rikishi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #ikirigata #fukuzaki #noda #kyushugrandsumotournament
The final tournament on the sumo calendar, the Kyushu basho often solidifies storylines that were in flux over the previous 12 months and frames narratives for the following year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/29/sumo/kyushu-basho-banzuke-preview/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #onosato #hoshoryu #kyushugrandsumotournament #endo #aonishiki
With the Japan Sumo Association’s first trip to London’s in 34 years being far more successful than almost anyone could have expected, the possibility of a return visit has already been raised. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/22/sumo/sumo-albert-hall-london/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #london #japansumoassociation #uk #ukjapanrelations #sumo
Sumo – a sport based on collisions – is set to have one of its most impactful ever weeks on the western consciousness as a showcase event gets underway at the Royal Albert Hall in London. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/15/sumo/gunning-sumo-london-tournament/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #london #japansumoassociation
Rarely seen traditions and plenty of light-hearted moments were on the menu for the Japan Sumo Association's well-received 100th anniversary event. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/10/08/sumo/jsa-celebrates-100-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #japansumoassociation #hoshoryu #onosato
At just 25 years old, and already significantly better than every other wrestler in the sport, the only question that remains for Onosato is how many Emperor’s Cups he will win. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/29/sumo/yokozuna-onosato-sumo-king/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #onosato #aonishiki #hoshoryu #autumngrandsumotournament