The outfits: Sumo wrestlers wear a traditional loincloth called a mawashi. The mawashi is wrapped around the waist and thighs. The mawashi’s color indicates the wrestler’s rank, with higher ...

Oho, making his debut in the highest makuuchi division, is a grandson of Taiho, the late yokozuna of the Showa Era (1926-1989), who dominated sumo in postwar Japan. Oho’s father is ...

Otowayama was referring to the dark blue jacket worn by not only stablemasters but also clerical and other staff members of the Japan Sumo Association. He implied that younger wrestlers should ...