With Hokuseiho becoming the latest high-profile wrestler to see a promising career ended by a bullying scandal, the question of what measures can be taken to reduce violence in Japan’s national sport has been pushed to the forefront once again. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/28/sumo/sumo-violence-prevention/ #sumo #hokuseiho #hakuho

Sumo's governing body decided Friday to demote former yokozuna Hakuho, now known as stablemaster Miyagino, and give him a salary cut over repeated violence by his 22-year-old protege Hokuseiho. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/23/sumo/hakuho-demoted-jsa-sumo/ #sumo #hakuho #miyagino #japansumoassociation #hokuseiho

Record-setting former yokozuna Hakuho will likely be demoted and fined by the Japan Sumo Association over reports of repeated violence by his 22-year-old protege, Hokuseiho, a JSA source has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/02/22/sumo/hakuho-faces-demotion-protege-bullying/ #sumo #japansumoassociation #hakuho #hokuseiho #bullying

The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament, which gets underway this Sunday, sees yokozuna Terunofuji return to honbasho action after an absence of almost eight months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/05/12/sumo/basho-reports/terunofuji-summer-sumo-basho/?utm_content=bufferdd21a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #sports #bashoreports #summergrandsumotournament #terunofuji #asanoyama #hokuseiho #kiribayama