TOKYO (AP) — Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still ...

Japan's host club industry, where women pay for romantic attention, has been criticised for exploitative practices. Some suggest the need for regulation, but current discussions oversimplify the ...

Japan is cracking down on host clubs, where psuedo-romance has led some women into towering debt - Copyright AFP Yuichi YAMAZAKI Japan is cracking down on host clubs ...

TOKYO (AP) — For centuries, sumo's deep links with the Shinto religion barred women from entering the ring, let alone allowing them to participate. While women remain excluded from professional sumo, ...

Four months before the 2011 Women’s World Cup final, Japan was devastated by the largest earthquake ever recorded in the country’s history. The earthquake triggered a tsunami causing a nuclear ...

Ekta, who won the gold last year at Kobe, Japan, with a best throw of 20.12m, said the weather in Delhi contributed to her ...

“Women’s sumo is powerful and matches the intensity of male bouts.” Veteran NHK broadcast commentator and club manager Fujio Kariya says women’s sumo could have impact in a country where gender roles ...

Sumo is more than a sport in Japan. It’s a sacred tradition, a 1,500-year-old spectacle steeped in Shinto ritual and ceremony. But at its heart lies a long-standing taboo: women are still barred from ...