Australian Open tennis tournament
January 15, 2018
Melbourne- Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka hits a return against Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber during their men’s singles first round match on day one of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Monday, January 15, 2018. Jiji Press
Sumo Assn Suspends Top Referee for Sexual Harassment
January 14, 2018
Tokyo- The Japan Sumo Association decided Saturday to suspend the top sumo referee for three tournaments for sexually harassing a teenage referee in December last year. The decision was made at an extraordinary meeting of the association’s board held at
Takanohana dismissed as sumo assn board member
January 4, 2018
Tokyo- A powerful internal council of the Japan Sumo Association voted Thursday to dismiss stablemaster Takanohana as a member of the association’s board over former yokozuna grand champion Harumafuji’s assault on a lower-ranking sumo wrestler. The move came after the
Harumafuji fined 500,000 yen for assault
January 4, 2018
Tottori- The Tottori Summary Court ordered former sumo grand champion Harumafuji on Thursday to pay a fine of 500,000 yen for assaulting junior wrestler Takanoiwa in October last year. The order followed public prosecutors’ summary indictment last month against the
Summary indictment filed against ex-sumo champ Harumafuji
December 28, 2017
Tottori- Japanese public prosecutors filed a summary indictment against former yokozuna sumo grand champion Harumafuji on Thursday for assaulting and injuring junior wrestler Takanoiwa in late October. The Tottori District Public Prosecutors Office stopped short of seeking a trial after
Figure skater Uno wins Pyeongchang Olympic berth
December 25, 2017
Tokyo- Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno, 20, has defended his national title in a Tokyo competition, punching his Olympic ticket to the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Keiji Tanaka, 23, who came second in the competition on Sunday,
Kodaira to Be Captain of Japan Team in Pyeongchang Olympics
December 23, 2017
Tokyo- The Japanese Olympic Committee plans to pick speed skater Nao Kodaira as the captain of the country’s team in the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, informed sources said Saturday. Kodaira, 31, will be the first female athlete to serve as the
Sumo ass’n puts off action against Takanohana over Harumafuji case
December 21, 2017
Tokyo- The Japan Sumo Association at an extraordinary board meeting on Wednesday put off its decision on its possible action against Takanohana, stablemaster of Takanoiwa, over former yokozuna grand champion Harumafuji’s assault on the junior wrestler. Harumafuji’s stablemaster, Isegahama, resigned
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