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Sumo stables searched over wrestlers' gambling scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Onomatsu bows to reporters in front of his stable's lodging in the city of Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on July 7, 2010, after police carried out raids there and on his stable in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, over illegal gambling. The Onomatsu stable is suspected of having played a central role in the sumo wrestlers' gambling, which was allegedly run by a bookie linked to gangsters.

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Disgraced sumo stable searched

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers enter the Onomatsu sumo stable in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on July 7, 2010, over alleged illegal gambling on baseball involving its wrestler and hairdresser.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Onomatsu, the coach of several wrestlers who allegedly gambled on baseball, bows in apology at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010, after the Japan Sumo Association decided to demote him two ranks and make him ineligible for promotion for the next 10 years. (Pool photo)

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Sumo hairdresser admits his role in illegal gambling

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster Onomatsu speaks to reporters at his stable in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on June 19, 2010. An Onomatsu stable hairdresser, who prepares the traditional topknots of sumo wrestlers, has admitted to involvement in illegal gambling on professional baseball in a statement submitted to the Japan Sumo Association.

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Sumo stables searched over wrestlers' gambling scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Onomatsu bows to reporters in front of his stable's lodging in the city of Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on July 7, 2010, after police carried out raids there and on his stable in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, over illegal gambling. The Onomatsu stable is suspected of having played a central role in the sumo wrestlers' gambling, which was allegedly run by a bookie linked to gangsters. (Kyodo)

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Disgraced sumo stable searched

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers enter the Onomatsu sumo stable in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on July 7, 2010, over alleged illegal gambling on baseball involving its wrestler and hairdresser. (Kyodo)

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Onomatsu, the coach of several wrestlers who allegedly gambled on baseball, bows in apology at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010, after the Japan Sumo Association decided to demote him two ranks and make him ineligible for promotion for the next 10 years. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Sumo hairdresser admits his role in illegal gambling

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster Onomatsu speaks to reporters at his stable in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on June 19, 2010. An Onomatsu stable hairdresser, who prepares the traditional topknots of sumo wrestlers, has admitted to involvement in illegal gambling on professional baseball in a statement submitted to the Japan Sumo Association. (Kyodo)