Asashoryu arrives back in Japan full of remorse

Asashoryu arrives back in Japan full of remorse

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo grand champion Asashoryu apologizes during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 30 for a misdemeanor that led to a two-tournament ban after arriving back in Japan from his native Mongolia earlier in the day.

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