Reversible post-translational protein modification by small ubiquitin-like modifier (SUMO), sumoylation, is a crucial mechanism in the maintenance of genomic integrity, in the regulation of proper ...

For foreign-based sumo fans, trying to follow Japan’s national sport in 2024 can feel like living in a “Seinfeld” episode, but instead of “No soup for you!” it’s “No sumo for you!” The absence of ...

One week after resigning from the Japan Sumo Association, retired yokozuna great Hakuho said he isn't leaving the sport entirely but wants to take sumo global and support it outside the JSA. At a news ...

Retired yokozuna Hakuho, considered the greatest grand champion in the history of the sport, will leave the sumo world after finding less success as a stablemaster, who now goes by the name Miyagino.

TOKYO, July 7 (Reuters) - Ohtori spent his two-decade sumo career struggling for wins so he could to move up the ranks of Japan's traditional sport, but now he is fighting to entertain a different ...

The ongoing gambling and gangster scandals in the world of professional sumo has drawn attention to the sport's rather shady relationship to money. Though sumo is often called Japan's "national sport" ...

TOKYO -- After nearly 40 seconds of intense grappling in a sumo training bout, Yarden Yatkovski, 27, throws down a wrestler ranked in the makushita division, the third highest of the six divisions in ...

Aonishiki (R) forces out Ichiyamamoto on Day 13 of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at IG Arena in Nagoya on July 25, 2025. (Kyodo) NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Rising Ukrainian star Aonishiki continued to ...