Sumo apology

Sumo apology

OSAKA, Japan - Kitanoumi, the Japan Sumo Association's director in charge of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, bows in apology to Hiroko Asano, the mayor of Osaka's Naniwa Ward, at the ward office on Feb. 15, 2011, following the cancellation of the tournament amid a match-fixing scandal.

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