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Professional sumo, having a long history, has no shortage of controversy, from proven allegations of match-fixing to hazing. ==Match-fixing== (詳細はSumo-rigging born of necessity? )", ''Japan Times'', February 9, 2011, p. 3.〕〔Kyodo News, "(Ex-sumo attendant says match-fixing nothing new )", ''Japan Times'', February 10, 2011, p. 1.〕 The Japan Sumo Association repeatedly denied any wrestlers were involved in match-fixing, known as ''yaocho'', and even took publishers to court over such allegations.〔Martin, Alex, and Mizuho Aoki, "(Are fixed bouts final nail in sumo coffin? )", ''Japan Times'', February 4, 2011, p. 2.〕 However, in 2011, it was announced that an investigation by police had discovered cell phone text messages indicating that a number of matches had been fixed.〔Buerk, Roland, "(Japan's sumo hit by match-fixing claims )", ''BBC News'', 2 February 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2010.〕 Allegedly, 14 wrestlers and a few stablemasters were involved. In the course of the investigation, several wrestlers eventually admitted to match-fixing for money.〔〔Hongo, Jun, and Natsuko Fukue, "(Three admit to throwing sumo bouts )", ''Japan Times'', 4 February 2011, p. 1.〕 As a consequence, the board of directors of the Japan Sumo Association decided in an extraordinary meeting to cancel the March 2011 tournament in Osaka, the first time this had happened since 1946. In all, 14 wrestlers were judged guilty of match-fixing, to which most of them admitted involvement. All of the wrestlers judged to be involved were forced to retire. The Japan Sumo Association's investigative panel stated in May 2011 that match-fixing appears to have been widespread. The panel stated that it would be difficult to discover, however, the full extent of the problem.〔Kyodo News, "(Sumo panel concedes match-fixing deep-rooted )", ''Japan Times'', May 20, 2011, p. 2.〕 One wrestler charged with match-fixing, Sōkokurai, strenuously denied any involvement and won a court case in early 2013 deeming his dimissal groundless. He was subsequently reinstated by the JSA, and was reinstated in the July 2013 tournament to the top division. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Controversies in professional sumo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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