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Top court rejects hospital's demotion of pregnant worker

TOKYO, Japan - Nami Shimonaka, a lawyer who represents a physical therapist filing a damages suit against a hospital for her demotion due to pregnancy, speaks at a news conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 23, 2014, after the Supreme Court's decision in favor of the therapist. The top court rejected a high court ruling that the hospital was within its rights to demote the therapist who sought a lighter workload due to her pregnancy.

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Tokushima's demotion from J-1 fixed after loss to Cerezo

OSAKA, Japan - Players of Tokushima Vortis, including midfielder Takeshi Hamada (extreme L), look depressed at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014, after the club's 3-1 loss to Cerezo Osaka that fixed its relegation next year from the J-League Division 1.

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Kotooshu wins 1st Emperor's Cup with 14-1 record

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian Kotooshu (back) drives fellow ozeki Chiyotaikai out of the ring at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 25, a day after he clinched the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with an unbeatable 13-1 record. Kotooshu, who entered the Tokyo meet facing demotion, is the first European wrestler to claim an Emperor's Cup.

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Kaio escapes demotion at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (top) beats ozeki Kotomitsuki by deploying a well-worked underarm throw on the penultimate day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 24, escaping demotion for a record 11th time.

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Kaio falls to 5th defeat at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran ozeki Kaio (back), fighting for his rank, fell to his fifth defeat at the hands of rank-and-filer Toyonoshima on the 10th day of action of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 20. The battle-weary 35-year-old is hanging on by a thread as he needs three wins to escape demotion for a record 11th time.

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Bulgarian giant Kotooshu beats Ozeki Chiyotaikai

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian giant Kotooshu (back) flips ozeki Chiyotaikai to the clay with an overarm throw, leaving the relegation-threatened ozeki three wins from a losing record and certain demotion, at the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 18 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Musoyama suffers second loss at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (background) is pushed out by Mongolian komusubi Kyokutenho on the second day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 12. Musoyama is in danger of demotion after missing most of the spring meet with injury.

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Bulgarian giant Kotooshu beats Ozeki Chiyotaikai

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian giant Kotooshu (back) flips ozeki Chiyotaikai to the clay with an overarm throw, leaving the relegation-threatened ozeki three wins from a losing record and certain demotion, at the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 18 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Kyodo)

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Kaio falls to 5th defeat at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran ozeki Kaio (back), fighting for his rank, fell to his fifth defeat at the hands of rank-and-filer Toyonoshima on the 10th day of action of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 20. The battle-weary 35-year-old is hanging on by a thread as he needs three wins to escape demotion for a record 11th time. (Kyodo)

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Kaio escapes demotion at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (top) beats ozeki Kotomitsuki by deploying a well-worked underarm throw on the penultimate day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 24, escaping demotion for a record 11th time. (Kyodo)

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Kotooshu wins 1st Emperor's Cup with 14-1 record

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian Kotooshu (back) drives fellow ozeki Chiyotaikai out of the ring at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 25, a day after he clinched the title of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with am unbeatable 13-1 record. Kotooshu, who entered the Tokyo meet facing demotion, is the first European wrestler to claim an Emperor's Cup. (Kyodo)

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Musoyama suffers second loss at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama (background) is pushed out by Mongolian komusubi Kyokutenho on the second day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 12. Musoyama is in danger of demotion after missing most of the spring meet with injury. (Kyodo)

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Hospital ordered to pay damages over demotion due to pregnancy

Nami Shimonaka, a lawyer for a physical therapist who filed a damages suit against a hospital for being demoted after seeking a lighter workload due to pregnancy, speaks at a news conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Nov. 17, 2015, after the Hiroshima High Court ordered the hospital to pay some 1.75 million yen ($14,180). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kumamon reinstated as Kumamoto sales manager

Ikuo Kabashima (L), governor of Japan's southwestern Kumamoto Prefecture, hands an appointment letter to Kumamoto's black bear mascot Kumamon, reinstating him as sales manager for the prefecture, at the prefectural government office on June 29, 2015. Kumamon was demoted to acting sales manager in March as "a punishment for failing to lose weight." The governor commented that Kumamon did not sulk about the demotion and worked even harder. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kumamon fails in diet, demoted to assistant manager

"Kumamon," Kumamoto Prefecture's popular black bear mascot, holds a letter of appointment in Tokyo on March 30, 2015, after Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima announced Kumamon's demotion from sales manager to assistant sales manager as a penalty for failing to lose weight. The mascot had been on a diet since October 2014 after the governor pointed out that it was too fat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kumamon fails in diet, demoted to assistant manager

"Kumamon," Kumamoto Prefecture's popular black bear mascot, is pictured in Tokyo on March 30, 2015, after Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima announced Kumamon's demotion from sales manager to assistant sales manager as a penalty for failing to lose weight. The mascot had been on a diet since October 2014 after the governor pointed out that it was too fat. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba headquarters

File photo taken in January 2017 shows a building that houses Toshiba Corp.'s headquarters in Tokyo. The electronics maker returned to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section on Jan. 29, 2021, more than three years after its demotion to the Second Section, following massive losses at its bankrupt U.S. nuclear unit.

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Top court rejects hospital's demotion of pregnant worker

TOKYO, Japan - Nami Shimonaka, a lawyer who represents a physical therapist filing a damages suit against a hospital for her demotion due to pregnancy, speaks at a news conference in Hiroshima on Oct. 23, 2014, after the Supreme Court's decision in favor of the therapist. The top court rejected a high court ruling that the hospital was within its rights to demote the therapist who sought a lighter workload due to her pregnancy. (Kyodo)

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Tokushima's demotion from J-1 fixed after loss to Cerezo

OSAKA, Japan - Players of Tokushima Vortis, including midfielder Takeshi Hamada (extreme L), look depressed at Kincho Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 22, 2014, after the club's 3-1 loss to Cerezo Osaka that fixed its relegation next year from the J-League Division 1. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Ozeki Takakeisho out of July tourney

Ozeki Takakeisho, seen in this file photo, withdraws from the July Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on July 30, 2020. Takakeisho picked up his eighth win of the tourney a day earlier to escape demotion from the second-highest rank of ozeki to the third tier of sekiwake.

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Sumo elder Takanohana's demotion

Yasuko Ikenobo, who heads the Japan Sumo Association's board of councilors, announces on Jan. 4, 2018 a decision made at its meeting in Tokyo earlier in the day to demote sumo elder Takanohana from his director post over his handling of the assault scandal that led to the retirement of grand champion Harumafuji. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo elder Takanohana's demotion

Undated file photo shows sumo elder Takanohana. The Japan Sumo Association removed the former grand champion from his post as director at a meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 4 over his handling of the assault scandal that led to the retirement of grand champion Harumafuji. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo scandal

Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after its board of directors held a meeting to authorize the demotion of sumo elder Takanohana over his handling of an assault scandal involving high-ranking wrestlers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo scandal

Reporters, TV crews and photographers gather in front of Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Dec. 28, 2017, where board of directors of the Japan Sumo Association held a meeting to authorize the demotion of sumo elder Takanohana over his handling of an assault scandal involving high-ranking wrestlers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo