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Ex-stablemaster denies conspiracy in fatal hazing of sumo wrestler

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito, the father of Takashi Saito, a teenage sumo wrestler who died from injuries in 2007 in a high-profile scandal that marred Japan's national sport, replies to questions from reporters in front of the Nagoya District Court on Feb. 12, holding a photo of his deceased son. Former sumo elder Junichi Yamamoto denied charges in court that he ordered wrestlers at his stable to haze and assault the 17-year-old grappler.

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Sumo stables searched after wrestlers fail marijuana tests

TOKYO, Japan - Russian sumo wrestler Hakurozan speaks to reporters in front of the Kitanoumi stable in Tokyo headed by Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi to which he belongs on Sept. 3. Police searched three locations Sept. 2 through Sept. 3 after he and his brother wrestler Roho tested positive for marijuana in the wake of the arrest of another Russian grappler on suspicion of possessing the drug.

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Hakuho gains 2nd win at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (in back) bulldozes out Georgian grappler Kokkai to get the 2nd win on the second day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12.

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Former yokozuna Taiho retires from Japan Sumo Association

TOKYO, Japan - Former grand sumo champion Taiho (R) shakes hand with Russian grappler Roho during a ceremony marking his retirement from the Japan Sumo Association at a Tokyo hotel on May 28. He will be assigned as head of the Sumo Museum on May 29.

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Estonian grappler joins sumo world

TOKYO, Japan - Kaido Hoovelson, 19, a 142-kilogram junior champion wrestler from Estonia who also has experience as an amateur sumo wrestler, poses for pictures after joining the Mihogaseki stable in Tokyo on April 21.

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Asashoryu suffers defeat in sumo tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (front) is thrown by fellow Mongolian grappler Kyokutenho to his first defeat March 11, the third day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

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Asashoryu keeps flawless record

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Asashoryu sends komusubi Takamisakari reeling over the edge with a fierce throat-grab, remaining the only grappler with a flawless 6-0 record at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 13.

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Former yokozuna Taiho retires from Japan Sumo Association

TOKYO, Japan - Former grand sumo champion Taiho (R) shakes hand with Russian grappler Roho during a ceremony marking his retirement from the Japan Sumo Association at a Tokyo hotel on May 28. He will be assigned as head of the Sumo Museum on May 29. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho gains 2nd win at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (in back) bulldozes out Georgian grappler Kokkai to get the 2nd win on the second day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. (Kyodo)

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Sumo stables searched after wrestlers fail marijuana tests

TOKYO, Japan - Russian sumo wrestler Hakurozan speaks to reporters in front of the Kitanoumi stable in Tokyo headed by Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi to which he belongs on Sept. 3. Police searched three locations Sept. 2 through Sept. 3 after he and his brother wrestler Roho tested positive for marijuana in the wake of the arrest of another Russian grappler on suspicion of possessing the drug. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu suffers defeat in sumo tourney

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (front) is thrown by fellow Mongolian grappler Kyokutenho to his first defeat March 11, the third day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka. (Kyodo)

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Estonian grappler joins sumo world

TOKYO, Japan - Kaido Hoovelson, 19, a 142-kilogram junior champion wrestler from Estonia who also has experience as an amateur sumo wrestler, poses for pictures after joining the Mihogaseki stable in Tokyo on April 21. (Kyodo)

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Ex-stablemaster denies conspiracy in fatal hazing of sumo wrestle

NAGOYA, Japan - Masato Saito, the father of Takashi Saito, a teenage sumo wrestler who died from injuries in 2007 in a high-profile scandal that marred Japan's national sport, replies to questions from reporters in front of the Nagoya District Court on Feb. 12, holding a photo of his deceased son. Former sumo elder Junichi Yamamoto denied charges in court that he ordered wrestlers at his stable to haze and assault the 17-year-old grappler. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu keeps flawless record

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Asashoryu sends komusubi Takamisakari reeling over the edge with a fierce throat-grab, remaining the only grappler with a flawless 6-0 record at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 13. (Kyodo)