The chief doctor of the Japan Sumo Association medical clinic said Monday that it is preferable for yokozuna Asashoryu to return to Mongolia in order to recover from his current state of emotional breakdown.
Yokozuna Asashoryu, shown visiting Yasukuni Shrine in April 2006, for a ceremonial ritual match, is suffering from an emotional breakdown.
YOSHIAKI MIURA PHOTOHiroyuki Yoshida said Asashoryu has been diagnosed with dissociative disorder based on examinations conducted Sunday by the doctor appointed by the JSA, adding he has conveyed the latest diagnosis of the grand champion to his stable master Takasago.