News on sumo
Japan
Sumo referee suspended for 3 tournaments over sexual harassment of boy
Inosuke Shikimori, 58, repeatedly kissed and touched the chest of the boy at a hotel in Okinawa Prefecture […]
Sumo
Crime
Tokyo ring employed homeless in scalping of tickets for sumo, Takarazuka
Suspects are believed to have earned ¥20 million from scalping tickets over 8-year period […]
Crime
Tokyo cops: Ex-sumo wrestler, 5 others suspected in ¥10 million fraud
One victim was told she ‘has unpaid registration fees at a paid movie streaming website’ […]
Fuzoku
Sumo wrestlers keep it in the mawashi in Osaka
During the recent Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, wrestlers avoided red-light areas in fostering a positive public image […]
Crime
Yakuza arrested for scalping wrestling tickets in front of sumo stadium
Suspect allegedly bought 4 tickets to a Shin Nihon Pro Wrestling match for ¥1,000 each with intent to resell them later […]
Crime
Ex-sumo wrestler arrested for fake marriage to Korean hostess
Takaya Kotofuji is alleged to have received 1.25 million yen […]
Crime
Sumo wrestler arrested in Roppongi for destruction of property
The grappler allegedly kicked a 1.7-meter-tall wooden New Year’s ornament on display outside a bar […]
Japan
Sumo wrestlers prefer public phones for canceling Osaka adult entertainment arrangements
Grapplers and their handlers frequent one particular lounge in the Kita Shinchi district […]
Baseball
Entertainment world to follow sumo in baseball betting clampdown
An idol and enka singer are rumored to be gamblers on baseball […]