Stablemaster rents from man with alleged gangster links

Stablemaster rents from man with alleged gangster links

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 21, 2010 shows a building in Osaka that sumo stablemaster Matsugane has rented from a man who has close ties with Japan's largest crime syndicate and used for training and lodging wrestlers. (Kyodo)

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