TOKYO (AP) — Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki has become the first from his country to win an elite-level sumo championship.

The Konnichiwa Japan Festival 2025 in New Delhi transformed Select CITYWALK into a vibrant showcase of Japanese culture. With ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki is only 21 but has moved just one step from the top rank of Japan’s national sport. In an elaborate ceremony on Wednesday he was promoted by the Japan ...

Ukrainian sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn said Monday that he had surprised even himself by becoming the first from his country to win a tournament in the ancient Japanese sport. Yavhusishyn became ...

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.

Danilo Yavhushyshyn left his native Ukraine 3 1/2 years ago — just after Russia launched a full-scale invasion — and has risen rapidly to stardom in Japan as one of the country’s top sumo wrestlers ...

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Ukrainian sumo wrestler Aonishiki, center, is celebrated by kindergarteners his promotion to the rank of ozeki in Kurume, Fukuoka prefecture, southern Japan Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (Kyodo News via ...