, make a show of apology afterward at a press conference in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. KYODO PHOTOS
The Japan Sumo Association meted out its heaviest punishment ever Friday by dismissing stable master Tokitsukaze over the June death of 17-year-old wrestler Tokitaizan, who was apparently being hazed.</PARAGRAPH>
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<TD><FONT SIZE='1'><B>Stable master Tokitsukaze is mobbed by reporters Friday after attending an executive committee meeting of the Japan Sumo Association, which fired him over the death of a junior wrestler in June. The panel's top executives, including Chairman Kitanoumi –
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