Takanohana speaks on Asashoryu's alleged assault

Takanohana speaks on Asashoryu's alleged assault

TOKYO, Japan - Former grand champion Takanohana attends a morning practice session at his stable in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2010, a day after he was elected to the 10-man Japan Sumo Association board. He spoke to reporters about the Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu's alleged drunken violence, saying that if media reports of the case are true, the board has to take them seriously.

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