JSA chief Kitanoumi resigns, succeeded by Musashigawa

JSA chief Kitanoumi resigns, succeeded by Musashigawa

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi (L), who stepped down Sept. 8 over recent marijuana scandals involving sumo wrestlers, and sumo elder Musashigawa, who has been named as his successor, attend a news conference at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 8.

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