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HARUMAFUJI

Japan Times
SPORTS
Dec 28, 2017
The top sports stories of 2017
The Japan Times newsroom selected these domestic sports stories as the most important of 2017.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 27, 2017
Belief could lift young sumo talent to glory in 2018
Before the Harumafuji scandal broke, 2017 had been shaping up to be one of the better sumo years of recent times.
Japan Times
SUMO
Dec 26, 2017
Hakuho poised to tie another record at New Year tourney
Yokozuna Hakuho will take the next step in his career achievement calendar next month when he steps into the ring to start the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 14.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2017
Harumafuji's stablemaster quits JSA board while Hakuho and Kakuryu slapped with pay cuts
Sumo stablemaster Isegahama, who oversaw former yokozuna Harumafuji, resigned Wednesday from the board of directors at the Japan Sumo Association over the yokozuna's assault on a fellow wrestler, while two other yokozuna, Hakuho and Kakuryu, were slapped with pay cuts over their failure to stop the altercation,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2017
Harumafuji sumo assault case handed to prosecutors
The sumo assault case of former yokozuna Harumafuji is turned over to prosecutors as the Japan Sumo Association continues its own investigation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Pulsations
Dec 2, 2017
Harumafuji's stablemaster adds fuel to sumo fire
Stablemaster adds fuel to sumo fire
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2017
Takanohana to cooperate with sumo association's probe into Harumafuji assault case
Takanohana intends to break his silence and cooperate with an investigation into the assault of a wrestler that cost Mongolian grand champion Harumafuji his career, the Japan Sumo Association said Thursday.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 30, 2017
Harumafuji retires with impressive legacy in ring
It was plain from both Harumafuji's words and body language at Wednesday's news conference announcing his retirement that he was going under duress and felt harshly treated.
Japan Times
SUMO / ANALYSIS,ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2017
In wake of Harumafuji scandal, sumo body urged to probe violence in sport
Sumo grand champion Harumafuji's retirement following his assault of another wrestler was seen by many Japanese as inevitable, a consequence of his failure to live up to the dignity any yokozuna must show.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 29, 2017
Harumafuji had with no choice but to retire
Yokozuna Harumafuji announced his intention to retire at a press conference on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2017
Yokozuna Harumafuji retires in wake of assault on junior sumo wrestler
After weeks of heated media coverage, sumo grand champion Harumafuji announces his retirement to take responsibility for the Oct. 25 assault on wrestler Takanoiwa.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2017
Sumo advisory council recommends 'extremely harsh punishment' for Harumafuji
An advisory body to the Japan Sumo Association has called for an "extremely harsh punishment" to be meted out to grand champion Harumafuji over his alleged assault of a lower-ranked wrestler, the head of the council has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 27, 2017
Signs of strife within sumo association emerge ahead police probe of alleged assault
Takanoiwa's stablemaster Takanohana broke his silence on the sumo assault scandal on Sunday, telling supporters at a party that his wrestler's injuries are serious and that he wants justice, a TV broadcaster reported.
Japan Times
SUMO
Nov 23, 2017
Young rikishi offer new hope for sumo
With Harumafuji's assault scandal seeing sumo's name dragged through the mud once again, a new generation of young wrestlers are looking to lift Japan's ancient national sport out of the muck.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 21, 2017
Sumo champion Harumafuji to be referred to prosecutors for alleged assault in drunken brawl
The move comes as investigators seek to clear up discrepancies in witness accounts of the late-October incident.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 19, 2017
Harumafuji incident highlights sumo's inherent problems
The Harumafuji scandal continues to morph almost daily and at the time of writing appears to be evolving into a pitched battle between stablemaster Takanohana and the Japan Sumo Association.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2017
Sumo scandal deepens as conflicting accounts of alleged assault emerge
The assault scandal involving yokozuna Harumafuji deepens as conflicting accounts emerge of his alleged attack on fellow wrestler Takanoiwa during a drunken brawl.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 17, 2017
Tottori police question Harumafuji in Tokyo over alleged assault
Police questioned sumo grand champion Harumafuji on a voluntary basis Friday over allegations that he assaulted a lower-ranked wrestler in October, investigative sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2017
Hakuho denies Harumafuji hit fellow wrestler Takanoiwa with beer bottle
Yokozuna sumo grand champion Hakuho on Thursday denied allegations that Harumafuji, also a yokozuna, used a beer bottle in assaulting junior wrestler Takanoiwa while drinking last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 15, 2017
Drunken brawl shines light on sumo's hidden underbelly
Nine-time tournament winner Harumafuji, angered by Takanoiwa's attitude, allegedly struck him with a beer bottle and punched him some 30 times while out drinking with other sumo wrestlers.
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