By HIROSHI ONO/ Staff Writer
February 26, 2024 at 11:00 JST
Former sekiwake Kotonowaka (current stablemaster Sadogatake), right, shakes hands with his mentor and former stablemaster Sadogatake, left, and his son Masakatsu Kamatani (current Kotonowaka) after retiring from the ring and assuming the “toshiyori” elder role under the name Sadogatake at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka’s Hakata Ward on Nov. 26, 2005. (Kentaro Hirobe)
I couldn’t help feeling emotional when Kotonowaka was promoted to the second-highest rank of ozeki on Jan. 31 after winning 13 bouts at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. [Read More]
A peek through the music industry’s curtain at the producers who harnessed social media to help their idols go global.
A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry
Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors.
Cooking experts, chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life.
A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II
