Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan’s national sport ...

As Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi has broken new ground in a country that struggles with gender equality ...

TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide ...

A 21-year-old Ukrainian sumo wrestler who fled the Russian invasion has won an elite-level sumo competition in Japan, where he’s been lauded for his rapid rise in the hyper-competitive sport.

A Ukrainian who fled his homeland following Russia's full-scale invasion has become the first from his country to win an ...

Aonishiki Arata, 21, left Ukraine just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of his country and has risen very quickly ...

Women aren’t permitted to enter the sumo ring. Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, did not present the Prime ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has become the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship. Even more impressive: he defeated Hoshoryu on Sunday in the deciding match ...

From an early age in his homeland of Ukraine, Aonishiki Arata, born Yavhusishyn Danylo, found his calling in traditional Japanese martial arts.

There are many rules that govern sumo wrestling, the Japanese sport that operates on the principle of pushing another man down or out of a circular clay ring. But what epitomises wrestlers, in Japan ...

Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, tried his hand at sumo wrestling on a visit to Japan and quickly found himself unceremoniously dumped out of the ring despite a strong start. Trump, 41, ...

TOKYO — Japan has a new sumo grand champion — or yokozuna — and the big news is he's Japanese. Onosato, the new grand champion, weighs 191 kilograms (421 pounds) and he is the first Japanese ...