NHK WORLD TV offers a sumo highlights show for sumo fans around the globe.

Watch the toughest sumo wrestlers clash in the ring live on NHK WORLD-JAPAN! GRAND SUMO LIVE offers live coverage of days 1, 8, 14 and 15—the final day—of every GRAND …

The best of today's sumo! Enjoy daily highlights of this dynamic sport with background info and play-by-play commentary adding to the excitement!

Official GRAND SUMO tournaments take place six times a year. Each is filled with drama, with only one rikishi winning the Emperor's Cup in the end.

Aonishiki is from Ukraine and started sumo at the age of seven. He came to Japan at 18.

Every day, Grand Sumo Highlights broadcasts the bouts from the top division, which is composed of yokozuna, ozeki, sekiwake, komusubi, and all the way down to maegashira.

Sumopedia offers short videos to enrich your sumo experience. Learn about techniques, traditions, and famous wrestlers of the past. The rules may be simple, but the more you know, …

Sumo is without a doubt, one of the most Japanese of sports, boasting a history of more than 1500 years. We bring you daily highlights from the Grand Sumo Tournament held 6 times a year.

Professional sumo has a total of six divisions. The top Makunouchi division is subdivided into five ranks: Yokozuna at the pinnacle, followed by Ozeki, Sekiwake, Komusubi, and Maegashira.

In sumo, there are 82 kimarite, or match winning techniques and 5 non-techniques or way to lose, all defined by Japan Sumo Association. You can learn the most frequently used techniques …