JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) and other sumo wrestlers implicated in various forms of illegal gambling in a third-party investigation bow in apology during a press conference at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010. Hakuho has admitted to betting some tens of thousands of yen on ''hanafuda'' Japanese playing card games. (Kyodo)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000354212
  • Registered date
  • 2010/7/05 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 1889 × 848 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 475.66(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Sumo: Record-holding grand champion Hakuho to retire

    Sumo: Record-holding grand champion Hakuho to retire

    Photo taken July 16, 2021, shows grand champion Hakuho performing a ring-entering ritual during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The 36-year-old Mongolian-born yokozuna, winner of a record 45 titles, informed the Japan Sumo Association on Sept. 27 of his decision to retire.
      Sumo: Record-holding grand champion Hakuho to retire

      Sumo: Record-holding grand champion Hakuho to retire

      Photo taken July 16, 2021, shows grand champion Hakuho performing a ring-entering ritual during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The 36-year-old Mongolian-born yokozuna, winner of a record 45 titles, informed the Japan Sumo Association on Sept. 27 of his decision to retire.
        Sumo: Record-holding grand champion Hakuho to retire

        Sumo: Record-holding grand champion Hakuho to retire

        Photo taken July 16, 2021, shows grand champion Hakuho performing a ring-entering ritual during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The 36-year-old Mongolian-born yokozuna, winner of a record 45 titles, informed the Japan Sumo Association on Sept. 27 of his decision to retire.
          Hakuho day after victory at Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

          Hakuho day after victory at Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

          Grand champion Hakuho, seen in this screen shot, gives an online press conference on July 19, 2021, a day after he claimed a record 45th Emperor's Cup at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in the central Japan city.
            Sumo tournament for 2020 Games cultural program

            Sumo tournament for 2020 Games cultural program

            TOKYO, Japan, Feb. 5 Kyodo - Sumo grand champion Hakuho attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2020, at which the Japan Sumo Association announced a plan to hold a two-day tournament in the period between the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics as part of the games' cultural program. The Aug. 12-13 event will be held at Ryogoku Kokugikan in the capital.
              Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

              Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

              Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu holds up his fingers to represent his sixth top-division title during a press conference at a Nagoya hotel in central Japan on July 22, 2019, after winning the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

                Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

                Mongolian yokozuna Kakuryu speaks during a press conference at a Nagoya hotel in central Japan on July 22, 2019, after winning his sixth top-division title at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                  Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

                  Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament

                  Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) walks out of the raised ring after losing to Ichinojo (R) on the ninth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Dolphins Arena in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
                    Yokozuna Hakuho

                    Yokozuna Hakuho

                    TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 5 Kyodo - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) participates in Yokozuna Deliberation Council practice, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, on Jan. 5, 2018, while Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (far L), chairman of the advisory council, Masato Kitamura (second far L), and other members watch.
                      Yokozuna Hakuho retains east slot for New Year tournament

                      Yokozuna Hakuho retains east slot for New Year tournament

                      TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho attends a press conference at his sumo stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Dec. 24, 2014, after the rankings for the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament were released by the Japan Sumo Association. Hakuho retained the prestigious east yokozuna slot for the sixth meet in a row. (Kyodo)