Japan Sumo Association

SUMO/ Once-banned sumo wrestler seeking to prove...
Makuuchi division sumo wrestler Sokokurai trains on April 11 at the Arashio stable in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district. (Yasuhiro Sugimoto)
May 12, 2013
Early on the morning of April 11, makuuchi division sumo wrestler Sokokurai was training diligently at the Arashio stable in Tokyo’s Nihonbashi district for his comeback.
Sokokurai reinstated, will wrestle in Nagoya basho
Sokokurai meets with his Arashio stablemaster and others on April 3 at the end of a news conference in Tokyo. (Makiko Ikenaga)
April 04, 2013
One-time disgraced makuuchi division wrestler Sokokurai will be returning to the raised ring after the Japan Sumo Association overturned his 2011 banishment over alleged match...
SUMO/ Spring tourney will open under dark clouds
JSA Chairman Kitanoumi (The Asahi Shimbun)
March 08, 2012
After the shocking decision to cancel last year’s spring sumo tournament because of a bout-rigging scandal that saw 25 wrestlers and former wrestlers drummed out of the sport,...
SUMO/ Japan's sumo belly flops to $50 million debt
February 23, 2012
Japan's ancient sport of sumo rang up debts of almost $50 million in 2011 after a match-fixing scandal which triggered a television black-out and a government warning.
COMMENTARY/ Kitanoumi retakes reins of JSA at a...
Kitanoumi is reappointed as JSA chairman on Jan. 30. (The Asahi Shimbun)
February 01, 2012
Former yokozuna Kitanoumi, who resigned as chairman of the Japan Sumo Association three years ago to take responsibility for a drug possession charge against one of his...
SUMO/ JSA to acquire all coaching license 'stocks'
December 12, 2011
The Japan Sumo Association decided on Dec. 9 to purchase and manage all existing "toshiyori myoseki," or sumo coaching license shares, which until now have been traded and sold ...
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