It depends on their ranking. Up to the point when they make the rank of Juryo, they do not receive a regular salary of any type. However, they will receive some money for expenses and for participation in tournaments. A Juryo can expect to get about 654,000 yen a month, far more than most businessmen. A top level Yokozuna can get 1,800,000 yen a month.
Sumo is a Japanese sport. There are Chinese sumo wrestlers.
No, there are no weight classes in sumo. So a wrestler can be matched up with someone who is much heavier. That is why weight gain is so important in sumo training.
This depends on the sumo wrestler and wrestler in question. However, it can generally be agreed that sumo wrestlers are stronger. (However, many recreational/amateur sumo wrestlers are not strong)
There are Chinese Sumo wrestlers. Those that make the most money are wrestling in Japan.
YES Sumo wrestlers in ancient japan. Japanese sumo's opened there mouths and swallowed the flies that were on there faces
No.
No. Sumo wrestling and other wrestling have nearly nothing in common-most wrestling involves fighting on the mat-if you touch the floor in sumo you lose..
Sumo wrestlers tend to carry a lot of mass, to make them more difficult to move and throw.
it is impossible to calculate the number of sumo wrestlers because there is always new ones.
a sumo ring is called a Dohyo
Japan
No. Sumo is traditionally only for men.