The Japan Sumo Association held an extraordinary board meeting on Monday and officially recognized stablemaster Takanohana's resignation, along with the termination of his stable and the transfer of his wrestlers to the Chiganoura stable.
Takanohana had submitted his resignation to the JSA last Tuesday, but the sport's governing body did not immediately accept it, citing Takanohana's failure to submit the proper documentation.
The 46-year-old former yokozuna said he had been pressured to step down after refusing to agree with the JSA's conclusion that his complaint over their handling of an assault involving one of his wrestlers and former yokozuna Harumafuji was "groundless."