With grand champion Terunofuji sidelined with knee injuries, lone ozeki Takakeisho is the tournament's...
Jim Armstrong
Jim Armstrong is a veteran sportswriter with over 20 years’ experience of covering sports in Japan and overseas for The Associated Press. His work has appeared in major publications in North America and Europe. During his career, he has covered the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup and the IAAF World Championships.
Hobbled by knee injuries, Mongolian-born yokozuna Terunofuji is forced to sit out his second...
With yokozuna Terunofuji's future in doubt, the door is wide open for others to...
The veteran coach can call on a wealth of experience behind the bench to...
NPB Triple Crown winner Munetaka Murakami's nickname ー "Murakami-sama" ー was selected as Japan's...
Second-half goals from Ritsu Doan and Ao Tanaka gave the Samurai Blue a historic...
Rank-and-filer Abi defeated Takayasu and Takakeisho in the playoff to secure the title. It...
The Tokyo Yakult Swallows standout, who is still only 22, may have a long...
Mongolian grappler Hoshoryu used an impressive arm throw to fend off sumo's Flying Monkey,...
Making his debut at the komusubi rank, Tobizaru put on an impressive display of...
The Orix dugout boss guided the Pacific League team to its first Japan Series...
Veteran grappler Tamawashi will have his hands full as he bids for a second...
