One notable rebel was Takanohana, a popular retired yokozuna who won 22 championships. His dizzying ascent to the pinnacle of the sport along with his brother Wakanohana created the sumo boom in the ...

Aonishiki, born Danylo Yavhusishyn, arrived in Japan alone at eighteen, unsure whether he would ever compete again. Three years later, he has claimed the championship at the November Grand Sumo ...

Sweat darkened the white "dohyo" ring mat as Ireland's first female sumo wrestler shoved and strained, learning a freshly-discovered sport. "Until then I think I was the only female sumo wrestler on ...