Shimada Shoten in Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward is the only company in Japan that sells the special hair oil used by sumo wrestlers. With its characteristic aroma, the oil is a dead giveaway that a sumo ...

The “sumo” name comes from the top bulb’s resemblance to a sumo wrestler’s hairstyle. History of Sumo Citrus In the 1970s, Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture set out to create the gold ...

But Kato, who goes by the name of Tokohachi as a sumo hairdresser, felt a little distraught when Hakuho demanded to know if he had “tied Endo’s hair up.” Tokohachi, 67, wondered why the ...