Elementary school sumo wrestlers compete in the sumo ring during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017.
Elementary school sumo wrestlers wait for their matches during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017.
Elementary school sumo wrestlers compete in the sumo ring during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017.
Elementary school sumo wrestlers react as they apply for having TV interview after their matches, during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017.
Elementary school sumo wrestlers compete in the sumo ring during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017.
A staff comforts an elementary school sumo wrestlers who cries after losing in his match during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017.
Elementary school sumo wrestlers compete in the sumo ring during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017.
Elementary school sumo wrestlers stretch out as they wait to enter for their competitions during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017.
Elementary school sumo wrestlers compete in the sumo ring during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Elementary school sumo wrestlers wait for their matches during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017.
Elementary school sumo wrestlers compete in the sumo ring during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017.
Elementary school sumo wrestlers stretch out as they wait to enter for their competitions during the Wanpaku sumo-wrestling tournament in Tokyo, Japan July 30, 2017.
Japan’s Sumo kids
The next generation of sumo wrestlers, still in elementary school, competes in the ring during the Wanpaku tournament in Tokyo, Japan.