Ruth Ozeki is an award-winning author, filmmaker and Zen Buddhist priest whose novels have garnered international critical acclaim for their ability to integrate issues of science, technology, ...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Kotozakura, who will enter the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March as a demotion-threatened "kadoban" ...

And in the end, one of them hoisted the Emperor's Cup for the first time. Two days before the tournament started, Ozeki Takakeisho announced his withdrawal. The 26-year-old said his knees were ...

Along with a promotion to ozeki, the second-highest rank in sumo, Kiribayama on May 31 also received a new ring name that his stablemaster wrestled under: "Kirishima." The board of directors of ...

FUKUOKA--Ozeki Kotozakura won his first Emperor’s Cup, besting fellow ozeki Hoshoryu on Nov. 24 on the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Both ozeki entered ...

The end of the January grand sumo tournament was an absolute thriller as Hoshoryu won three straight matches on the final day to claim his second championship. Within a few days, the Mongolian Ozeki ...

Japan had to fight back twice to secure a 2-2 draw against Syria in their AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2025 Group D match at the ...

This year’s keynote presenter is American-Canadian author and filmmaker Ruth Ozeki, whose most recent novel, “The Book of Form and Emptiness,” published in 2022, won multiple prizes.