An Off Broadway play opens a window on the spiritual and physical trials of the ancient Japanese sport.

which offers a one-stop service for renting out retired rikishi professional sumo wrestlers. The agency, operated by Sirius Ltd., helps cast retired rikishi in films, TV dramas and commercials.

They’re joined by black accents, a custom exo-cage, and an illuminated rear ladder that provides easy access to the roof rack. The model also rides on custom 20-inch wheels that are wrapped in ...

But rarer, nonexistent even, is a theatrical work about sumo wrestling. Now, Lisa Sanaye Dring’s “Sumo” is transporting Off Broadway audiences at the Public Theater to an intimate sumo ...

In the highly structured world of sumo, wrestlers are expected to maintain decorum at all times, both in and outside the dohyo. There is also an unwritten code of conduct over fighting styles and ...