The Japan Sumo Association's new chairman, Hanaregoma, will prioritize the eradication of illegal betting on professional baseball by sumo...
Japan | 25 Aug 2010
Police in Japan detected 15 cases of gang-related gambling on baseball in the first half of 2010, down sharply from 78 a year earlier due...
Japan | 19 Aug 2010
The governing body of Japan's sumo wrestling has replaced its head amid a widening gambling scandal linked to organised crime.
Japan | 13 Aug 2010
Police in Japan raided the home of former star sumo wrestler Kotomitsuki on Monday in search of evidence of illegal gambling, as the ongoing...
Japan | 12 Jul 2010
Japan’s highly respected public-service broadcaster NHK has decided not to run live coverage of this month’s sumo competition for the...
Japan | 07 Jul 2010
The Japanese Sumo Association has expelled ozeki sumo-wrestler Kotomitsuki for his involvement in baseball gambling, in an attempt to restore...
Japan | 05 Jul 2010
Japan’s revered public broadcasting network NHK may refuse to broadcast an upcoming sumo tournament because of viewer anger over the betting...
Japan | 02 Jul 2010
As many as one-third of sumo wrestling’s top sportsmen and coaches may be suspended for allegedly betting on baseball games, The Japan...
Japan | 29 Jun 2010
Sumo wrestler Miyabiyama, 32, a member of the Musashigawa stable coached by Japan Sumo Association (JSA) Chairman Musashigawa, admitted...
Japan | 21 Jun 2010
Sumo wrestling in Japan is in a state of crisis as news reports came in on Monday that dozens of sumo wrestlers have been involved in illegal...
Japan | 16 Jun 2010
Police in Japan met with renowned sumo wrestler Keiji Kotomitsuki on Saturday after a weekly magazine published an article claiming the...
Japan | 24 May 2010
Pachinko players in Japan look set to become one of the unlikely beneficiaries of a national child subsidy scheme proposed by the Japanese...
Japan | 11 Mar 2010
Oita Trinita’s slim chances of advancing to the quarterfinals of the Nabisco Cup ended after the holders were held to a 2-2 draw by....
Japan | 10 Jun 2009
Forwards Koji Yamase and Kazuma Watanabe each scored in the first half as the Yokohama F Marinos beat Omiya Ardija in Nabisco Cup action...
Japan | 08 Jun 2009