THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 27, 2019 at 15:35 JST
Takanofuji heads for the meeting room where the JSA board of directors is to meet in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 26. (Kensuke Suzuki)
In line with an effort to rid the sumo world of violence, the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) is urging 22-year-old wrestler Takanofuji to retire voluntarily after he assaulted an attendant for a second time. [Read More]
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