A visit to a sumo tournament while travelling in Japan

Have you ever wondered how sumo wrestling works? Here is an explanation on the divisions and rules in sumo wrestling.

A gaijin's take on the annual Sumo grand championship.

Japan's national sport, sumo wrestling, is inextricably linked to its animistic religion. Foreign wrestlers entering the sport en masse since WWII, therefore, have faced considerable cultural hurdles.

Humor columnist Christopher Wilson fondly describes the sumo culture, which involves his two young cousins, dressed only in diapers, throwing their bodies against each other.

Robogames is the world's largest open robot competition. Robots ranging from combat robots, humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots, and androids competed in over 70 different events

Sumo Sabi Rolls & Bowls is Tallahassee's newest, casual sushi restaurant. Is the taste worth a return visit?

Ever wanted to climb Mount Fuji? Or compete in a sumo wrestling match? Or watch one instead? Japan has an abundance of sights and activities for you and your family to take in, so go ahead and pack you bags, but dont forget to read my helpful artilce first.

My third grade teacher, a nun the size of a Sumo Wrestler, would declare; "God loves everyone no matter what!" "If you confess and repent, you will go to heaven!"

There are so many costume ideas used with items right from your very own closet.

Japanfest is a long-running, very popular family festival of Japanese culture. It takes place each year in September at Stone Mountain Park. For the cost of park admission and $5 a person, Japanfest offers food, fun, and education for all.

VeggieTales, the computer-animated video series, is finally making its network television debut on Saturday mornings on NBC. The vegetables on the show tell stories (often from the Bible) to teach values to children.

JapanFest is an authentic Japanese Street Festival organized by the Japan-America Society of Georgia, The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Georgia and the Consulate General of Japan and held at Stone Mountain Park every year. Enjoy Japan without leaving GA

From Vermont to California, there have always been three traditional hunting seasons: archery, muzzleloader, followed by high-power rifle season. This year the Dept. of Wildlife institutes new, fairer hunting seasons.

Certain bodybuilding exercises offer the most advantage, in terms of results, and time.

The scenario is no exception to China. Obesity is a worldwide phenomenon. In the United States, 58 million adults are overweight. 40 million are obese and 3 million suffer from life-threatening obesity (morbid obesity).

Freakonomics is a joyously entertaining book (at least up until page 179). It's an intellectual romp. But there are problems. Let's leave those for a moment and concentrate on the good parts.

Una integrante de la familia más emblemática de la aristocracia europea, de la familia de los Broghese, ofrece su relato de conversión al catolicismo. Es Alessandra Borghese una figura controversial que cautiva al lector con su nuevo libro.

I've been to England, to Japan and to Germany, and while my main interest is in the history and theater of each country, I always spare a little time for sport.

This travel story covers a stay at the Lamar Buffalo Ranch in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and a class on bison, where lectures are balanced with field studies of the burly beasts in action

I have read the rap sheet about fast food and it's a mile long: high in calories, saturated fats and sodium. The big three that will put you in an early grave. But I'm convinced you can eat "healthy" at a fast food restaurant.

Usually, bookshop food doesn't do much for me, but Café Zing, inside Porter Square Books, makes the best Boston-area bookstore even better.

This institution that is Japanese baseball goes much further than a box score, a pennant race, or the corporate ties that all Japanese professional baseball franchise are attached to.

Basketball is more than a straight-ahead race; it is a dynamic sport, requiring an array of movement skills, as it is played quickly with numerous stops, starts and changes of direction. Pre-season training must incorporate multi-directional movement.

Inspiration for a unique dog name can come from just about anywhere: your hobbies and interests, favorite food or drink, your pup's personality or physical attributes. Your dog will love you regardless of what you call him, so why not be creative?

One of the most important things to understand about Japanese culture is the issue of one "losing face", or being embarrassed.

Celebrating the history, culture, and people of Japan, the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the oldest and largest of its kind in the United states.

Def Jam Vendetta: Fight for NY is just as disappointing as the first game. Enough said.

It's not always how much you eat or how much you work out, but when you eat and when you workout.

What's a rogue economist? Someone who says of himself, "I'm not good at math, I don't know a lot of econometrics, and I also don't know how how to do theory." But he can look at the way the world works with the tools of an economist and illuminate it.