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Baruto wins New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Hanaregoma for winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2012.

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Sumo Nagoya meet begins

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan Sumo Association chief Hanaregoma (front C) and sumo wrestlers bow as the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament began in Nagoya on July 10, 2011. The Nagoya tournament marked the resumption of the regular tournament schedule following a match-fixing scandal, a meet canceled in March and a ''test meet'' in May.

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Hakuho's ring-entering ceremony

ISE, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (3rd from L) and Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (2nd from L) visit the Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on July 8, 2011, ahead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho could surpass legendary yokozuna Asashoryu by winning the 15-day tournament beginning July 10, making it an unprecedented eighth consecutive tournament won by the 26-year-old Mongolian.

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Sumo 'test meet' wraps up

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (C) speaks on the dohyo ring as a 15-day May Technical Examination Tournament wrapped up at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 22, 2011.

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Hakuho wins in test meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) receives the winner's flag from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma on the final day of the May Technical Examination Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 22, 2011. Hakuho won his record-tying seventh consecutive title.

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Sumo 'test meet'

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (C) speaks on the dohyo ring as a 15-day ''test meet'' began at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 8, 2011.

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Sumo 'test meet'

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (C) speaks on the dohyo ring as a 15-day ''test meet'' began at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 8, 2011.

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Sumo match fixing

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma speaks during a press conference in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on April 1, 2011, on punishments for stablemasters and wrestlers for their alleged involvement in match fixing, the worst scandal in the sport's history.

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Spring sumo meet canceled over match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2011. Hanaregoma announced that the association had decided to cancel the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March over a match-fixing scandal.

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Spring sumo meet canceled over match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma heads to a JSA council meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2011. The association decided to cancel the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March over a match-fixing scandal.

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March sumo tourney might be canceled

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2011. He suggested that the JSA may cancel the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament slated for March 13-27 in Osaka due to a match-fixing scandal that has rocked the ancient sport to its core and sparked public outrage.

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3 sumo wrestlers, elder admit to match-fixing

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma talks to reporters about a match fixing allegation at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Feb. 3, 2011, as two sumo wrestlers and one elder have admitted to being involved in fixing bouts.

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JSA Chair Hanaregoma at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (R) describes alleged match fixing at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2011. The chairman apologized for yet another scandal involving the national sport but said he was not able to confirm the truth of the allegation after summoning about 10 people the same day for questioning over cellphone text messages implying rigged bouts.

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JSA Chair Hanaregoma at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma bows in apology for yet another scandal involving the national sport at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2011. The chairman said, however, he was not able to confirm the truth of the allegation after summoning about 10 people the same day for questioning over cellphone text messages implying rigged bouts.

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Sumo match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma heads to an emergency board meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2011, after it was reported the same day that text messages implying that wrestlers have routinely bought and sold their wins for several hundred thousand yen per bout were found on several sumo wrestlers' cellphones confiscated by the police.

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Hakuho gets 16th Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma after finishing with a perfect 15-0 record at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2010.

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JSA issues anti-mobster declaration

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma reads out a declaration at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 30, 2010, pledging to permanently keep mobsters out of sumo and to fight against the criminal underworld.

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JSA issues anti-mobster declaration

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (C, front) reads out a declaration at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 30, 2010, pledging to permanently keep mobsters out of sumo and to fight against the criminal underworld.

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Sumo group head replaced by Hanaregoma

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association's new Chairman Hanaregoma (R) answers questions from reporters after assuming his position on Aug. 12, 2010, in Tokyo. The 62-year-old, formerly known as ozeki Kaiketsu, is replacing Musashigawa, who resigned amid an organized crime-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport.

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Sumo group head replaced by Hanaregoma

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association's new Chairman Hanaregoma speaks at a press conference after assuming his position on Aug. 12, 2010, in Tokyo. The 62-year-old, formerly known as ozeki Kaiketsu, is replacing Musashigawa, who resigned amid an organized crime-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport.

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JSA issues anti-mobster declaration

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (C, front) reads out a declaration at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 30, 2010, pledging to permanently keep mobsters out of sumo and to fight against the criminal underworld. (Kyodo)

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JSA issues anti-mobster declaration

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma reads out a declaration at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 30, 2010, pledging to permanently keep mobsters out of sumo and to fight against the criminal underworld. (Kyodo)

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Sumo group head replaced by Hanaregoma

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association's new Chairman Hanaregoma (R) answers questions from reporters after assuming his position on Aug. 12, 2010, in Tokyo. The 62-year-old, formerly known as ozeki Kaiketsu, is replacing Musashigawa, who resigned amid an organized crime-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport. (Kyodo)

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Sumo group head replaced by Hanaregoma

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association's new Chairman Hanaregoma speaks at a press conference after assuming his position on Aug. 12, 2010, in Tokyo. The 62-year-old, formerly known as ozeki Kaiketsu, is replacing Musashigawa, who resigned amid an organized crime-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho's ring-entering ceremony

ISE, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (3rd from L) and Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (2nd from L) visit the Ise Jingu shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on July 8, 2011, ahead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho could surpass legendary yokozuna Asashoryu by winning the 15-day tournament beginning July 10, making it an unprecedented eighth consecutive tournament won by the 26-year-old Mongolian. (Kyodo)

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Sumo Nagoya meet begins

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan Sumo Association chief Hanaregoma (front C) and sumo wrestlers bow as the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament began in Nagoya on July 10, 2011. The Nagoya tournament marked the resumption of the regular tournament schedule following a match-fixing scandal, a meet canceled in March and a ''test meet'' in May. (Kyodo)

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Sumo 'test meet'

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (C) speaks on the dohyo ring as a 15-day ''test meet'' began at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Sumo 'test meet'

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (C) speaks on the dohyo ring as a 15-day ''test meet'' began at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 8, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Sumo 'test meet' wraps up

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (C) speaks on the dohyo ring as a 15-day May Technical Examination Tournament wrapped up at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 22, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho wins in test meet

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) receives the winner's flag from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma on the final day of the May Technical Examination Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 22, 2011. Hakuho won his record-tying seventh consecutive title. (Kyodo)

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Sumo match fixing

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma speaks during a press conference in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena on April 1, 2011, on punishments for stablemasters and wrestlers for their alleged involvement in match fixing, the worst scandal in the sport's history. (Kyodo)

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Spring sumo meet canceled over match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2011. Hanaregoma announced that the association had decided to cancel the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March over a match-fixing scandal. (Kyodo)

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Spring sumo meet canceled over match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma heads to a JSA council meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2011. The association decided to cancel the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March over a match-fixing scandal. (Kyodo)

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March sumo tourney might be canceled

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2011. He suggested that the JSA may cancel the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament slated for March 13-27 in Osaka due to a match-fixing scandal that has rocked the ancient sport to its core and sparked public outrage. (Kyodo)

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3 sumo wrestlers, elder admit to match-fixing

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma talks to reporters about a match fixing allegation at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Feb. 3, 2011, as two sumo wrestlers and one elder have admitted to being involved in fixing bouts. (Kyodo)

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JSA Chair Hanaregoma at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (R) describes alleged match fixing at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2011. The chairman apologized for yet another scandal involving the national sport but said he was not able to confirm the truth of the allegation after summoning about 10 people the same day for questioning over cellphone text messages implying rigged bouts. (Kyodo)

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JSA Chair Hanaregoma at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma bows in apology for yet another scandal involving the national sport at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2011. The chairman said, however, he was not able to confirm the truth of the allegation after summoning about 10 people the same day for questioning over cellphone text messages implying rigged bouts. (Kyodo)

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Sumo match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma heads to an emergency board meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 2, 2011, after it was reported the same day that text messages implying that wrestlers have routinely bought and sold their wins for several hundred thousand yen per bout were found on several sumo wrestlers' cellphones confiscated by the police. (Kyodo)

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Baruto wins New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Hanaregoma for winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2012. (Kyodo)