NHK to finalize decision on sumo coverage next week

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Fukuchi, president of public broadcaster Japan Broadcasting Corp., widely known as NHK, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2010. Fukuchi said NHK will decide whether to broadcast this month's Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament next week after the sport's government body imposes punishments on wrestlers and elders involved in a gambling scandal.

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