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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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3 sumo executives to resign for proteges' match fixing

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows (from L) stablemasters Kitanoumi, Kokonoe and Michinoku who will step down from the Japan Sumo Association board as a special investigative panel ruled that their proteges have been involved in match fixing. Kitanoumi is former yokozuna Kitanoumi, Kokonoe is former yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Michinoku is former ozeki Kirishima.

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JSA holds extra board meeting on illegal gambling

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japan Sumo Association hold an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, to discuss illegal gambling on baseball by sumo stablemasters and wrestlers.

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JSA holds extra board meeting on illegal gambling

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) holds an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, to discuss illegal gambling on baseball by sumo stablemasters and wrestlers. Among the members attending the meeting is Shigeru Ito (L), who heads a special investigative panel, and JSA Chairman Musashigawa (3rd from L).

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JSA holds extra board meeting on illegal gambling

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) hold an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, to discuss illegal gambling on baseball by sumo stablemasters and wrestlers. Among the members attending the meeting is Shigeru Ito, who heads a special investigative panel (L), JSA Chairman Musashigawa (3rd from L) and Hiroyoshi Murayama, former Tokyo High Prosecutors Office chief who is now a board member outside the JSA.

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Stablemasters punished over gangster involvement

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association chief Musashigawa speaks to reporters at the Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 27, 2010. The association decided that day to punish two stablemasters for giving senior members of an organized crime gang group tickets for grand sumo tournaments.

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Stablemasters punished over gangster involvement

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster Kiyomigata (L) and stablemaster Kise head for an executive meeting of the Japan Sumo Association at the Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 27, 2010. The association decided that day to punish the two stablemasters for giving senior members of an organized crime gang group tickets for grand sumo tournaments.

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Guinness record for simultaneous "shiko" leg-raising

A total of 400 people -- sumo wrestlers, stablemasters and fans -- perform "shiko" at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Oct. 7, 2022, setting a Guinness World Record for the highest number of people to do the leg-raising exercise simultaneously.

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Memorial service held for sumo great Kitanoumi

Sumo wrestlers and stablemasters attend a memorial service for former Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 22, 2015. Kitanoumi passed away on Nov. 20 due to multiple organ failure at age 62. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Summer sumo winner Terunofuji promoted to ozeki

Terunofuji from Mongolia (2nd from L) bows to stablemasters as he is informed of his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki at the Isegahama stable in Tokyo on May 27, 2015. Terunofuji captured his first career title at the recently concluded Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial service held for sumo great Kitanoumi

Sumo wrestlers and stablemasters attend a memorial service for former Japan Sumo Association Chairman Kitanoumi at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Dec. 22, 2015. Kitanoumi passed away on Nov. 20 due to multiple organ failure at age 62. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Summer sumo winner Terunofuji promoted to ozeki

Terunofuji from Mongolia (2nd from L) bows to stablemasters as he is informed of his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki at the Isegahama stable in Tokyo on May 27, 2015. Terunofuji captured his first career title at the recently concluded Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JSA holds extra board meeting on illegal gambling

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Sumo Association (JSA) holds an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, to discuss illegal gambling on baseball by sumo stablemasters and wrestlers. Among the members attending the meeting is Shigeru Ito (L), who heads a special investigative panel, and JSA Chairman Musashigawa (3rd from L). (Kyodo)

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JSA holds extra board meeting on illegal gambling

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) hold an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, to discuss illegal gambling on baseball by sumo stablemasters and wrestlers. Among the members attending the meeting is Shigeru Ito, who heads a special investigative panel (L), JSA Chairman Musashigawa (3rd from L) and Hiroyoshi Murayama, former Tokyo High Prosecutors Office chief who is now a board member outside the JSA. (Kyodo)

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JSA holds extra board meeting on illegal gambling

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japan Sumo Association hold an extraordinary meeting in Tokyo on June 28, 2010, to discuss illegal gambling on baseball by sumo stablemasters and wrestlers. (Kyodo)

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Stablemasters punished over gangster involvement

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association chief Musashigawa speaks to reporters at the Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 27, 2010. The association decided that day to punish two stablemasters for giving senior members of an organized crime gang group tickets for grand sumo tournaments. (Kyodo)

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Stablemasters punished over gangster involvement

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster Kiyomigata (L) and stablemaster Kise head for an executive meeting of the Japan Sumo Association at the Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 27, 2010. The association decided that day to punish the two stablemasters for giving senior members of an organized crime gang group tickets for grand sumo tournaments. (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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3 sumo executives to resign for proteges' match fixing

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows (from L) stablemasters Kitanoumi, Kokonoe and Michinoku who will step down from the Japan Sumo Association board as a special investigative panel ruled that their proteges have been involved in match fixing. Kitanoumi is former yokozuna Kitanoumi, Kokonoe is former yokozuna Chiyonofuji and Michinoku is former ozeki Kirishima. (Kyodo)

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Sumo: Wrestlers attend meeting to prevent violence

Sumo wrestlers and stablemasters attend a meeting at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2017, on preventing recurrences of violence. Grand champion Harumafuji retired in late November after assaulting Mongolian compatriot Takanoiwa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo