The father of a teenage sumo wrestler who died in June following suspected hazing by his fellow wrestlers said Thursday he wants to know the truth behind his son's death.</PARAGRAPH>
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<TD><FONT SIZE='1'><B>Masato Saito –
talks about the death of his 17-year-old son Takashi, a sumo wrestler who died in June, during a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday. At right, Takashi, whose ring name was Tokitaizan, poses in ceremonial attire in an undated photo.
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Police are building a criminal case against the wrestler's stable master and some of his senior wrestlers.
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