Disgraced sumo wrestler submits resignation to JSA

Disgraced sumo wrestler submits resignation to JSA

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Oguruma (R) bows to apologize for the arrest of Juryo-division wrestler Wakakirin at a news conference at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 31 after submitting a letter of resignation offered by Wakakirin to the Japan Sumo Association. Wakakirin was arrested for possessing marijuana.

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