Ex-sumo stablemaster Tokitsukaze arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Tokitsukaze bows in apology during a press conference at his stable in Tokyo on Feb. 7 after police arrested his predecessor, the former stablemaster Tokitsukaze, and three senior wrestlers from the stable over their suspected involvement in the death of 17-year-old wrestler Tokitaizan during training last June after two days of alleged hazing. (Pool photo)

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