Ex-stablemaster denies conspiracy in fatal hazing of sumo wrestle
NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito, the father of Takashi Saito, a teenage sumo wrestler who died from injuries in 2007 in a high-profile scandal that marred Japan's national sport, replies to questions from reporters in front of the Nagoya District Court on Feb. 12, holding a photo of his deceased son. Former sumo elder Junichi Yamamoto denied charges in court that he ordered wrestlers at his stable to haze and assault the 17-year-old grappler. (Kyodo)
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