Former sumo wrestler Mainoumi steps up to lectern

HACHIOJI, Japan - Former sumo wrestler Mainoumi, who now goes by his real name Shuhei Nagao, steps up to the lectern at Teikyo University on April 19, and was greeted with applause by his students as he readied for his lecture at the Tokyo school. Nagao will deliver a weekly lecture on ''sociology from the viewpoint of sumo'' as a part-time lecturer.

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