Japan Sumo Association

The reported decision Sunday came after a Japan Sumo Association emergency board meeting, called after press reports about detailed text-message records about thrown bouts rocked the controversy-plagued sport earlier in the week.

Sumo Tournament Cancelled Over Fixing Scandal Mari Iwata 2011

The Japan Sumo Association said it will release more details on July 4 regarding suspensions.

Several Top Sumo Wrestlers Won't Compete in Tournament 2010

The Japan Sumo Association an organization that itself has been criticized as being secretive and opaque has taken pains to show the public that it won't tolerate any association with the yakuza, or Japanese mafia.

Sumo Fans Shrug Off a Scandal 2010

The wrestler, whose real name is Baatarkhuu Turutvshin, complained of neck pain and collapsed at a bath house, according to the Japan Sumo Association.

Kengo, 18-Year-Old Sumo Wrestler, In Coma After Collapse 2010

Over the past few weeks, the scandal has ballooned and claimed many a top-knotted scalp: More than a dozen wrestlers were banned from participating in the Nagoya tournament, and the chairman of the Japan Sumo Association, the sport's governing body, was suspended for the first time in its history.

Sumo Fans Shrug Off a Scandal 2010

Last week, the Japan Sumo Association, under increasing pressure, formed a special investigation committee composed of 10 outsiders to come up with recommendations for action.

Several Top Sumo Wrestlers Won't Compete in Tournament 2010

The chairman of the powerful Japan Sumo Association, Musashigawa, also is likely to be suspended from his position from July 4 through the end of the Nagoya meet on July 25, according to the Japanese media.

Several Top Sumo Wrestlers Won't Compete in Tournament 2010

The Japan Sumo Association, the sport's governing body known for its strict adherence to hierarchy and ritual, said the Nagoya tournament would proceed on July 11 as scheduled, but without the participation of 14 top wrestlers, including seven in the top division called Makuuchi.

Several Top Sumo Wrestlers Won't Compete in Tournament 2010

The Japan Sumo Association paid the gym 32 million yen ($358,000) for use of the facility until July 30.

Several Top Sumo Wrestlers Won't Compete in Tournament 2010

Japan Sumo Association sidelined Kotomitsuki and publinished more than a dozen other.

Sumo's Woes 2010