Autumn sumo tourney draws low attendance

TOKYO, Japan - Australian travelers (front) watch sumo bouts in scarcely-occupied box seats at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2011. Attendance at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament sank to record low levels on weekdays, reflecting a dearth of foreign tourists in the wake of Japan's earthquake-tsunami disaster and fan disappointment at a match-fixing scandal.

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