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Professional sumo's summer tournament begins

TOKYO, Japan - Chairman Kitanoumi (C) of the Japan Sumo Association, flanked by yokozuna and other high-ranked wresters, gives a word of greeting to spectators on the opening day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on May 11, 2014.

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New ozeki Kotoshogiku

FUKUOKA, Japan - New ozeki Kotoshogiku points at his name in a document listing the updated rankings of sumo wresters in a press conference in Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2011. The Japan Sumo Association released the rankings the same day for the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the prefecture. Kotoshogiku is the first Japanese wrestler to assume sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in four years.

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New JSA chief apologizes at outset of autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Flanked by sumo wresters, Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa apologies to fans from the sumo ring at the outset of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 14. Musashigawa promised a strict new regimen for wrestlers in the wake of alleged drug use involving three Russian wrestlers.

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Twins clear sumo physicals

OSAKA, Japan - The twin brothers Masahiro (R) and Sadahiro Kogure, 15, clear their physical checkups for new sumo apprentices at an Osaka hospital on March 3. The brothers, from Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, began taking up sumo in fifth grade, both determined to join the ranks of professional sumo wresters. ''It would be nice if one day I can take on my brother in a title bout,'' says elder brother Masahiro. Both say they want to become yokozuna.

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Twins clear sumo physicals

OSAKA, Japan - The twin brothers Masahiro (R) and Sadahiro Kogure, 15, clear their physical checkups for new sumo apprentices at an Osaka hospital on March 3. The brothers, from Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, began taking up sumo in fifth grade, both determined to join the ranks of professional sumo wresters. ''It would be nice if one day I can take on my brother in a title bout,'' says elder brother Masahiro. Both say they want to become yokozuna. (Kyodo)

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New JSA chief apologizes at outset of autumn sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Flanked by sumo wresters, Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa apologies to fans from the sumo ring at the outset of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 14. Musashigawa promised a strict new regimen for wrestlers in the wake of alleged drug use involving three Russian wrestlers. (Kyodo)

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Japan female wresters show off world championship medals

Japanese female wrestlers form the Olympic rings in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept.11, 2015, with the medals they won at the world wrestling championships in the U.S. city. From L: Risako Kawai, silver medalist in the 63kg class; Saori Yoshida, 53kg gold medalist; Eri Tosaka, 48kg champion; Sara Dosho, 69kg bronze medalist; and Kaori Icho, 58kg winner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-sumo wrestlers arrested over gambling

CHIBA, Japan - Former sumo wrestler Sadahide Furuichi is escorted by police in Chiba after being arrested on Jan. 26, 2011 on suspicion of organizing illegal baseball gambling. Police arrested Furuichi, two other former sumo wresters and Furuichi's mother as part of an investigation into a major scandal that has tarnished the traditional sport. (Kyodo)

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New ozeki Kotoshogiku

FUKUOKA, Japan - New ozeki Kotoshogiku points at his name in a document listing the updated rankings of sumo wresters in a press conference in Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2011. The Japan Sumo Association released the rankings the same day for the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the prefecture. Kotoshogiku is the first Japanese wrestler to assume sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in four years. (Kyodo)

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Sumo wrestler gives fans a smile

A sumo wrestler (R front) smiles at a female fan as he descends an escalator at JR Nagoya Station in central Japan on June 25, 2017. A group of wresters had arrived at the station aboard a shinkansen bullet train to take part in July's Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo