Asashoryu arrives back in Japan full of remorse

Asashoryu arrives back in Japan full of remorse

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo grand champion Asashoryu (2nd from R), with his stablemaster Takasago (R), bows in a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30 in a gesture to apologize for playing soccer in Mongolia when he supposedly had injuries that allowed him to sit out a regional sumo tournament. He met the press after returning to Japan from his native Mongolia earlier in the day.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001125185
  • Registered date
  • 2007/11/30 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2007 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 2003 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 823.62(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Sumo: Summer tournament

    Sumo: Summer tournament

    Sumo grand champion Terunofuji (F, R) trains at his stable in Tokyo on May 9, 2024, ahead of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, which kicks off at Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 12. (Pool photo)
      Boxing: Undisputed super bantamweight champion Inoue

      Boxing: Undisputed super bantamweight champion Inoue

      Japanese super bantamweight boxer Naoya Inoue (R) speaks during a press conference in Yokohama on May 7, 2024, after successfully defending his four titles against Mexico's Luis Nery in a boxing title fight at Tokyo Dome the day before, as Inoue's younger brother Takuma, who successfully defended his WBA bantamweight crown by unanimous decision against compatriot Sho Ishida the same day, smiles.
        Boxing: Inoue vs. Nery fight

        Boxing: Inoue vs. Nery fight

        Japan's Naoya Inoue (2nd from R), the world's undisputed super bantamweight champion, attends a news conference after making a successful defense of his four titles over Mexico's Luis Nery in a boxing title fight at Tokyo Dome on May 6, 2024.
          AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

          AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

          Uzbekistan national team head coach Timur Kapadze (L) and player Jasurbek Jaloliddinov (R) are posing with the AFC U23 Asian Cup trophy at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2024, ahead of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 final match between Japan and Uzbekistan. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto)
            AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

            AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

            Japan national team head coach Go Oiwa (R) and player Joel Chima Fujita (L) are attending a press conference in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2024, ahead of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 final match between Japan and Uzbekistan. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto)
              AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

              AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

              Japan national team head coach Go Oiwa (R) and player Joel Chima Fujita (L) are attending a press conference in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2024, ahead of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 final match between Japan and Uzbekistan. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto)
                AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

                AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

                Japan national team head coach Go Oiwa (L) and Uzbekistan national team head coach Timur Kapadze (R) are posing with the AFC U23 Asian Cup trophy at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2024, ahead of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 final match between Japan and Uzbekistan. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto)
                  AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

                  AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

                  Japan national team head coach Go Oiwa (L) and player Joel Chima Fujita (2-L), along with Uzbekistan national team head coach Timur Kapadze (R) and player Jasurbek Jaloliddinov (2-R), are posing with the AFC U23 Asian Cup trophy at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2024, ahead of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 final match between Japan and Uzbekistan. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto)
                    AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

                    AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

                    Japan national team head coach Go Oiwa (L) and player Joel Chima Fujita (R) are posing with the AFC U23 Asian Cup trophy at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2024, ahead of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 final match between Japan and Uzbekistan. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto)
                      AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

                      AFC U23 Asian Cup Final Match Press Conference Japan And Uzbekistan

                      Japan national team head coach Go Oiwa (R) and player Joel Chima Fujita (L) are attending a press conference in Doha, Qatar, on May 2, 2024, ahead of the AFC U23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 final match between Japan and Uzbekistan. (Photo by Noushad Thekkayil/NurPhoto)