Wrestler arrested for smoking pot refuses severance pay

TOKYO, Japan - Musashigawa, chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, reads out a statement of apology written by former second-division wrestler Wakakirin during a press conference at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Feb. 5. Wakakirin, who was fired on Feb. 2 by the JSA after being arrested for marijuana possession, offered not to receive severance pay.

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