Asashoryu finally leaves home to receive treatment

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (in file photo) left his home on Aug. 22 for the first time since he was suspended from the next two grand sumo tournaments on Aug. 1. The yokozuna, recently diagnosed with dissociative disorder, went to receive treatment from doctor Shuichiro Takagi in accommodation facilities, according to his stable elder Takasago.

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