The Japan Sumo Association on Wednesday conducted a special workshop for wrestlers on how to treat their lower-ranked peers, while also announcing several measures it plans to introduce in response to the sport's ongoing problems with violence.

According to attendees, JSA chairman Hakkaku appealed to wrestlers in the top two divisions to take care of their subordinates, called tsukibito, who assist in various tasks at their stables in addition to their wrestling duties.

The meeting had been moved up from next February after rank-and-file grappler Takanoiwa made headlines for assaulting an underling who had forgotten an item during a regional tour in early December.