Sports minister urges sumo circles to sever ties with gangs

Sports minister urges sumo circles to sever ties with gangs

TOKYO, Japan - Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Tatsuo Kawabata speaks to reporters at the ministry in Tokyo on July 6, 2010, after talks with acting Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hiroyoshi Murayama. Kawabata urged Murayama to sever ties with mobsters to prevent a recurrence of the gambling scandal rocking the sport.

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