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SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 14, 2007

Mongolian Ama pushes out Chiyotaikai

Mongolian Ama upset Chiyotaikai on Thursday, knocking the ozeki wrestler out of the lead on the fifth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
COMMUNITY
Sep 11, 2007

Have your say

The scapegoating of Asa Two thumbs up for James Eriksson and Debito Arudou on their article (Zeit Gist, Sept. 4), the first and only in Japan that actually looks at the facts of the whole (Asashoryu) situation and doesn't just follow the bandwagon of "Asa-bashing."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Sep 4, 2007

What's your take on the Asashoryu scandal?

Reader Mail
Aug 19, 2007

Asashoryu shows hypocrisy

What cheek! Asashoryu wins the Nagoya basho (for his 21st grand sumo tournament victory), then spurns his loyal fans in eastern Japan by telling everyone that injuries prevent him from participating in the August tour. Then he summarily flies to Mongolia and plays in a soccer match, allowing a television...
SUMO
Aug 14, 2007

Ailing yokozuna to be examined

Stable elder Takasago said Monday that Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu will be scheduled for another medical examination to determine his condition after he was diagnosed with a form of acute stress last week. Takasago said Asashoryu, whose illness surfaced after he was suspended from two grand sumo...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 12, 2007

Failing to learn lessons from a nuclear past

What do disgraced yokozuna (sumo grand champion) Asashoryu Akinori and Tokyo Electric Power Co. have in common? Answer: Both are under the delusion that they can get away with lying in plain sight.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 24, 2007

Hakuho takes big step toward promotion

Mongolian Hakuho took a big step toward promotion to grand champion on Wednesday with a win over fellow ozeki Kaio at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
SUMO / Basho reports
May 19, 2007

Asashoryu, Hakuho retain share of lead

Mongolian Hakuho took another step toward promotion to yokozuna on Friday with a win over compatriot Ama at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
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