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The Japan TimesOnosato and Hoshoryu are off to fast starts at the Autumn Basho, raising fans hopes of seeing a title-deciding yokozuna showdown on Day 15 for the first time in five years. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/17/sumo/yokozuna-autumn-basho-good-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/17/sumo/yokozuna-autumn-basho-good-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onosato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onosato</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hoshoryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hoshoryu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autumngrandsumotournament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autumngrandsumotournament</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🎃 💀Sumo September Basho starts 18:00 pdt tonight (tomorrow morning JP time) <a href="https://sumo.or.jp/En/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://sumo.or.jp/En/</a>Will watch on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/midnightsumo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.twitch.tv/midnightsumo</a>The Yokozuna battle day 1 is Onosato v Aonishiki!<a href="https://appdot.net/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a>

Flipboard Culture DeskWomen are banned from the dohyō — the traditional sumo wrestling ring — and the professional sport is closed to them. But 600 female wrestlers (rikishi) are competing at the amateur level in Japan and are now heading to the sumo world championships in Bangkok. “I want sumo to become an Olympic sport with no gender distinction,” says 27-year-old Airi Hisano, who is said to be the strongest female rikishi in Japan. <a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AssociatedPress</a> takes a look at how the women's sport is evolving.<a href="https://flip.it/tBhp0E" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://flip.it/tBhp0E</a><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Sport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sport</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Sports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sports</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/SumoWrestling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SumoWrestling</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sumo</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Wrestling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wrestling</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Women</a>

The Japan TimesProfessional sumo is one of the harshest environments in sports. So what would drive a wrestler to bounce around in its bottom-tier nonsalaried divisions for years? <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/10/sumo/sumo-lower-rank-journeymen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/10/sumo/sumo-lower-rank-journeymen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autumngrandsumotournament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autumngrandsumotournament</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/makushita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#makushita</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sandanme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sandanme</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shoketsu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shoketsu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hakuyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hakuyo</a>

Bob the TravelerKimenzan Tanigorō, who died OTD in 1871, was <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a>'s 13th Yokozuna or top champion <a href="https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/hiroshima/okonomiyaki.html?s=mb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/hiroshima/okonomiyaki.html?s=mb</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#travel</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#history</a>

The Japan TimesAhead of professional sumo's highly anticipated return to Europe, the release of the September rankings confirms who will be on the plane to London. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/03/sumo/london-sumo-banzuke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/03/sumo/london-sumo-banzuke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/london" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#london</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japansumoassociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japansumoassociation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autumngrandsumotournament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autumngrandsumotournament</a>

The Japan TimesWhile sumo in 2025 is more accessible than at any time in the past, fans and tourists alike are all too often getting an experience that pales in comparison to what was previously possible. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/sumo/sumo-victim-of-popularity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/20/sumo/sumo-victim-of-popularity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tourism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/overtourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#overtourism</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japansumoassociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japansumoassociation</a>

The Japan TimesWakatakakage’s second-week turnaround in Nagoya has set the Toyo University graduate up with a very good shot at making ōzeki — a position sumo needs to fill. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/13/sumo/gunning-wakatakakage-ozeki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/13/sumo/gunning-wakatakakage-ozeki/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wakatakakage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wakatakakage</a>

The Japan TimesIn a historically significant move, the Otake sumo stable will be taken over by someone without a direct connection to its founder. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/06/sumo/gunning-otake-stable-fresh-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/08/06/sumo/gunning-otake-stable-fresh-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/otakebeya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#otakebeya</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dairyu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dairyu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/taiho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#taiho</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/takatoriki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#takatoriki</a>

The Japan TimesKotoshoho's first Grand Sumo Tournament win in Nagoya on Sunday was perhaps even more surprising than early leader Ichiyamamoto’s would have been. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/30/sumo/gunning-nagoya-basho-recap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/30/sumo/gunning-nagoya-basho-recap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kotoshoho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kotoshoho</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aonishiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aonishiki</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kusano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kusano</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagoyagrandsumotournament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nagoyagrandsumotournament</a>

Thiago Ferrer MoriniBueno, vaya historia: el ucranio Danylo Yavhusishyn, 21 años, escapado de su país tras la invasión, se convierte en la gran revelación del Torneo de Verano de <a href="https://journa.host/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> (con el nombre de Aonishiki) y comparte el liderazgo a falta de dos combates<a href="https://journa.host/tags/deportes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deportes</a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Ucrania" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Ucrania</a>🇺🇦 <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Jap%C3%B3n" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japón</a>🇯🇵 <a href="https://journa.host/tags/noticias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#noticias</a> <a href="https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/58025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/58025</a>

Solarbird :flag_cascadia:HELLO<a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/StarTrek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StarTrek</a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.murkworks.net/tags/Tshirt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tshirt</a>

Nils WilckeUn reportage intéressant dans le secret des soins de santé des sumos. Avec leur poids considérable, ils nécessitent un suivi très régulier. Merci Arte pour ces beaux programmes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnvkQqmc64k" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnvkQqmc64k</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Japon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Obesite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Obesite</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Muscles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Muscles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sport</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Asie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Asie</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Medecine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Medecine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sante" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sante</a>

The Japan TimesTen days into the ongoing Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament and Ichiyamamoto — a 31-year-old journeyman who hasn’t posted more than 8 wins in a basho since 2023 — stunningly leads the race for the Emperor’s Cup. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/23/sumo/gunning-nagoya-basho-ichiyamamoto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/23/sumo/gunning-nagoya-basho-ichiyamamoto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagoyagrandsumotournament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nagoyagrandsumotournament</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aonishiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aonishiki</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ichiyamamoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ichiyamamoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kusano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kusano</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kirishima" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kirishima</a>

The Japan TimesTo celebrate its centennial, the Japan Sumo Association is putting on an event featuring ultrarare performances that sumo fans won't want to miss. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/sumo/japan-sumo-association-100-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/16/sumo/japan-sumo-association-100-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japansumoassociation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#japansumoassociation</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tokyo</a>

Digital Mark λ ☕️ 🎃 💀SUMO begins LIVE soon! <a href="https://www.sumo.or.jp/En/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.sumo.or.jp/En/</a><a href="https://www.twitch.tv/midnightsumo" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.twitch.tv/midnightsumo</a> <a href="https://appdot.net/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a>

The Japan TimesWith a new "yokozuna," a new arena, and no shortage of potential stars, the 2025 Nagoya Basho promises to be one of the hottest (figuratively, not literally) of recent years. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/11/sumo/nagoya-basho-red-hot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/11/sumo/nagoya-basho-red-hot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onosato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onosato</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hoshoryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hoshoryu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kotozakura" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kotozakura</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagoyagrandsumotournament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nagoyagrandsumotournament</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kusano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#kusano</a>

The Japan TimesWith Nagoya's IG Arena getting glowing reviews ahead of its first sumo tournament, it's unlikely that many fans will be ready to wax nostalgic about its hot and stuffy predecessor. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/09/sumo/nagoya-new-sumo-arena/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/09/sumo/nagoya-new-sumo-arena/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagoyabasho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nagoyabasho</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagoya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nagoya</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/igarena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#igarena</a>

The Japan TimesSumo’s updated rankings have been released, and for the first time since Hakuho retired in 2021 there are yokozuna on both the east and west sides of the banzuke — with a slight caveat. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/02/sumo/gunning-july-2025-banzuke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/02/sumo/gunning-july-2025-banzuke/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/banzuke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#banzuke</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onosato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onosato</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/takayasu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#takayasu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aonishiki" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#aonishiki</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagoyagrandsumotournament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nagoyagrandsumotournament</a>

The Japan TimesWhile Onosato was claiming Emperor’s Cups in recent months, Kusano was doing something similar, albeit one level down. Now the former Nihon University star is preparing to take on the sport's best. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/25/sumo/kusano-rise-sumo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/06/25/sumo/kusano-rise-sumo/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumo</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naoyakusano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naoyakusano</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onosato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#onosato</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nagoyagrandsumotournament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nagoyagrandsumotournament</a>

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