When a coterie of sumo wrestlers disembarked on a platform at Nagoya Station just after 3 p.m. on June 25, the distinctive smell of the hair oil that they use wafted through the air. Some ...

A shortage of craftsmen capable of creating the vital tools for producing the iconic hairdo sported by sumo wrestlers is threatening to sever the symbol of Japan's national sport at its very roots.

Arkansas' first sumo tournament will be held Friday evening at Bank OZK Arena at the Hot Springs Convention Center and features sumo wrestlers billed as the world's heaviest and widest.