NHK to cancel annual sumo charity

NHK to cancel annual sumo charity

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Masayuki Matsumoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011, announcing that the public broadcaster decided to cancel its annual ''Fukushi Ozumo'' charity event due to a match-fixing scandal. He also said NHK will study whether to scrap live coverage of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March.

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