With his sport battling to operate during the coronavirus pandemic, a Japan Sumo Association official said Wednesday that sumo elder Tokitsukaze may have violated coronavirus safety protocols, including mahjong parlor visits, during the recently completed New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
The 47-year-old stablemaster, whose charges include ozeki Shodai and makuuchi-division rank-and-file wrestler Yutakayama, was demoted in October for violating the JSA's protocols, including taking a golf outing when the association had prohibited unnecessary travel.
