Sumo officials visit sports ministry over gambling scandal

Sumo officials visit sports ministry over gambling scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association officials Kazuhiro Michinoku (R) and Nobuyoshi Hakkaku call at the sports ministry on June 16, 2010, to apologize for a gambling scandal enveloping the world of sumo.

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