Sumo wrestler arrested for smoking pot refuses severance pay

Friday 06th February, 06:21 AM JST

The requested article has expired, and is no longer available. Any related articles, and user comments are shown below.

noborito at 07:38 AM JST - 6th February

double standard! ban the foreigners pay off the Japanese. Interesting sport. Wonder why it is dieing.
movieguy at 09:14 AM JST - 6th February

And I wonder if this is going to set him up for reinstatement... Does anyone know if a "DISMISSAL" is officially a total ban from the sport?
sangetsu at 10:01 AM JST - 6th February

double standard! ban the foreigners pay off the Japanese. Interesting sport. Wonder why it is dieing.

"Dying"? Have you tried to get tickets to a sumo tournament lately? Good luck. Sumo and Asashoryu were headline news for weeks, sumo is no less popular than it ever was.
tmarie at 10:54 AM JST - 6th February

Interesting. Does this not open the door for him to come clean about the bribes and whatnot??

I agree that he shouldn't get any money but in the end, I think he's going to be banking on that book he writes - or gets someone to write.
pointofview at 02:28 PM JST - 6th February

stablemaster Oguruma and father Junichi Suzukawa: You can`t receive that money. You are shameful man.

Wakakirin: Hai!

End of story.
dennis0bauer at 03:13 PM JST - 6th February

It should not have been offered in the first place!
presto345 at 08:00 PM JST - 6th February

Wonder why it is dieing.

I doubt it is going to die anytime soon. It is these 'happenings' that stimulate new interest in the sport. (Did I say sport?)