THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 2, 2020 at 15:15 JST
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku, right, with Mitsuo Kaku, a specially appointed professor at Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, announces the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament will be held behind closed doors at a news conference in Osaka on March 1. (Kenta Sujino)
OSAKA--For the first time in 75 years since World War II, a grand sumo tournament will be waged behind closed doors, out of concern for the COVID-19 spread. [Read More]
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