Sumo champ Asashoryu stays mum on allegation of violence

Sumo champ Asashoryu stays mum on allegation of violence

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu poses for a photo with children prior to attending a retirement ceremony for former sumo wrestler Ushiomaru at Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2010. Asashoryu stayed mum about allegations of drunken violence at a nightclub in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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