Ex-star of sumo seen with mobster

MATSUYAMA, Ehime Pref. (Kyodo) Sumo stablemaster and former grand champion Takanohana met with a yakuza member in Ehime Prefecture in early June, prefectural police sources said Friday, revealing what could be another example of ties between the mob and the ancient sport. The sources said Takanohana, also a member of the Japan Sumo Association board, at the time was on a visit to the prefecture ...