Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn became the first-ever sumo champion in Japan on Sunday, November 23, 2025. A 21-year-old refugee who fled the Ukraine war three years ago won the Kyushu ...

A 21-year-old Ukrainian sumo wrestler who fled the Russian invasion has won an elite-level sumo competition in Japan, where he’s been lauded for his rapid rise in the hyper-competitive sport.

A Ukrainian sumo wrestler who left his homeland after Russia's full-scale invasion has made history in Japan. Danylo Yavhusishyn, also known by his ring name of Aonishiki Arata, has become the first ...

Ukraine-born wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn, also known as Aonishiki Arata, is the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship in Japan. Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn, ...

Aonishiki, right, beats yokozuna Hoshoryu in the championship playoff on the final day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 23, 2025. (Mainichi/Minoru Kanazawa) ...

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THE TWO young contenders grab at each other’s loincloths. A referee keeps up the shout of “nokotta nokotta”, indicating that the wrestlers are still in the game. Suddenly one lunges forward, sending ...

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a historic decision at the Fukuoka sumo tournament. She may present the winner's trophy, a role traditionally reserved for men due to Shinto beliefs about ...

The dohyō, or sumo ring, has always been sacred ground — a circle where only men may tread, bound by centuries of ritual and pride. Now, Japan has its first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and ...

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Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is confronting an unexpected dilemma: whether she will be allowed to enter the country’s most sacred sporting arena – the sumo ring – to present ...