Mongolian newspapers blast Japanese sumo over Asa's retirement

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Photo shows Mongolian newspapers carrying stories reporting Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu's decision to quit sumo over his alleged assault of a man in Tokyo on their front pages of the Feb. 5, 2010, issue. Most of the papers said Japanese sumo officials had pressured him to retire for fear of the Mongolian yokozuna breaking sumo legend and former yokozuna Taiho's record of 32 title wins.

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