Yokozuna Asashoryu to return to Mongolia for treatment

Yokozuna Asashoryu to return to Mongolia for treatment

TOKYO, Japan - Takasago (R), stable master of Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu, and Isenoumi, an executive of the Japan Sumo Association, apologize during a conference at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 28. An emergency meeting of JSA executives approved Ashashoryu's return to his homeland for treatment of a mental disorder. (Kyodo)

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