July 25, 2009 - The Mainichi Daily News---The Japan Sumo Association is questioning sumo stablemaster Oitekaze over the discovery that he and some his students assaulted a sumo hairdresser in March,...the stablemaster and several wrestlers attacked the hairdresser at the lodging facilities of the Oitekaze sumo stable in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, hitting him several times in the face.
The hairdresser, aged 22 at the time, reportedly suffered bruises requiring three weeks' medical treatment, and he resigned from the sumo association.
Oitekaze reported the incident to the sumo association after the start of the current grand sumo tournament in Nagoya. Commenting on the incident, Oitekaze indicated that the hairdresser had bullied wrestlers...more...
