In recent weeks, sumo has been taking hits left, right and center.
Most relate to allegations of bout fixing, known as yaocho, that appeared in early 2007 in the tabloid Shukan Gendai, which made claims that, among others, current yokozuna Asashoryu benefited from such underhand dealings.
More recently though, the former Wakanoho, dismissed from the Sumo Association on Aug. 21 for admitted drug use, has added some weight to the tabloid’s claims by coming out and naming names in his own apparent quest to clean up the sport.