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The sumo-club of the Nichidai Tohoku high school in Kouriyama, Fukushima, has the next scandal with injuries through violence by instructors against a 1st year student in May, using a rubber hammer to hit him on the head, a deck brush to strike him and a saw to intimidate him during push-ups. The student had to change school in July. The 2 instructors (one regular) hadn't been disciplined after that. The club was 14 times at the inter-high.

The regular instructor is in his 20s, former captain of the Nichidai team and has a runner-up result at the All Japan championships. He continued his job, only refrained from external activities like leading the club to tournaments. The other one is in his 50s and had voluntarily retired from his part time job end of September.

http://mainichi.jp/articles/20161218/k00/00m/040/076000c

http://www.sanspo.com/sports/news/20161218/spo16121818210011-n1.html

http://www.nikkansports.com/general/news/1753630.html

http://www.jiji.com/jc/article?k=2016121800166&g=soc

Judging by the flood of news and videos, this is quite serious.

NHK News7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_4TzLcSz08

ANN

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN0dCnwQ8V4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZUU3FFzSSU

NNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRJfC7h-ZZ8

 

The picture from the sumo club page has been removed, but is of course still on the net.

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My Japanese is poor but I thought there was a mention of "hospital" in the NHK news clip.   Did anyone get admitted to one due to the "violence?"

These things were common in Korea, Japan (probably more in Korea than Japan) but rarely happen these days.  When it does, it's a big news as it should be.  Such beating backfires more than it helps.   Good coaches know how to motivate without resorting to stupidity.  

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From some cursory research, it seems that Kudo Gojin meets several of the criteria, as he was an All-Japan runner-up (losing to Daishomaru in 2013), is presumably in his 20s given that he was 4th year in 2013, and used to be captain of the Nichidai team.

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56 minutes ago, Katooshu said:

From some cursory research, it seems that Kudo Gojin

Always the foreigners.

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2 hours ago, robnplunder said:

I thought there was a mention of "hospital" in the NHK news clip.   Did anyone get admitted to one due to the "violence?"

The injuries to the maltreated club member had to be treated at a hospital - but that just means they were not so light that he could treat them at home and that he went to see a doctor (or his parents took him to one) - in Japan basically all medical treatment takes place at a hospital.

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That sounds like an assault, not a tap on the head to get some aspect of training right. 

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2 hours ago, John Gunning said:

They happen a lot more than they get reported

"rarely," "a lot more" are subjective terms but I will stick to the former.  As I see it, the frequency has gone down quite a bit since my time (in 1970s).   I was beaten a few times but they were controlled beatings unlike the aforementioned incident.   These days, young athletics & parents are more likely to report and such incidence will be widely published.   In my time, no one reported and even if anyone did, such reports were swept under.

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On 21.12.2016 at 01:18, John Gunning said:
On 19.12.2016 at 05:40, robnplunder said:

These things were common in Korea, Japan (probably more in Korea than Japan) but rarely happen these days. 

They happen a lot more than they get reported

These things were the norm in the past and haven't disappeared just because they are now seen as forbidden corporal punishment. Reports surface in local news on the net from time to time, and once in a while they get reported as big as the recent one.

The instructor had been removed from his duties after the reports and got the order of house arrest from the school (but for how long?). Apart from the headmaster apologizing in public, an event to inform parents was held and the Mombu-kagakusho has emphasized the ban of corporal punishment: to drive out of the schools also the kind that claims to be the "whip of love" (ai no muchi) and has the intention to make the kids stronger and have them win tournaments. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/20161220-OYT1T50110.html

No followup report has appeared later on, and no talk of a fine or the like.

Another case had just been settled at the same time: the parents of a boy had demanded damages of 3.3million yen from Tsugaru-city (Aomori) and the coach of the primary school sumo club, for the mental anguish the boy had suffered from corporal punishment by the coach. A court mediated settlement took effect: the city promised to take care of proper guidance from now on and the coach has paid 300 000 yen. http://www.mutusinpou.co.jp/news/2016/12/44428.html

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7 hours ago, Akinomaki said:

These things were the norm in the past and haven't disappeared just because they are now seen as forbidden corporal punishment. Reports surface in local news on the net from time to time, and once in a while they get reported as big as the recent one.

These things will likely never disappear.   But the number of these have decreased by order of magnitude, at least in Korea, over time.   Media coverage, laws to protect against the victims, and change of time (old school people dying off) are likely the main reasons.   For example, in my time, vast majority of school teachers dished out corporate punishment.   If this happens now, parents can be out for blood, eventually, getting the teacher fired.    Of course, some parents will still think it is a necessary evil and ignore the incident but they are at the diminishing end.   If these things still happen frequently in Japan as a previous poster stated, then it says a bit about Japanese people.   IMO, just the facts that these things are a big news item show things have progressed even in Japan.   

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3 minutes ago, robnplunder said:

laws to protect against the victims

Attacker: I want a law to protect me against the victim!

Victim: No, no... there ought to be a law to protect victims against you!

Lawyer: Oh.

Judge: Uhmmm... can somebody tell me what happened?

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On 02/01/2017 at 13:02, Akinomaki said:

Another case had just been settled at the same time: the parents of a boy had demanded damages of 3.3million yen from Tsugaru-city (Aomori) and the coach of the primary school sumo club, for the mental anguish the boy had suffered from corporal punishment by the coach. A court mediated settlement took effect: the city promised to take care of proper guidance from now on and the coach has paid 300 000 yen. http://www.mutusinpou.co.jp/news/2016/12/44428.html

That case involves Tsugaru Sumo Club, who are one of the biggest names in amateur sumo, and are 2-time national champions during the past few years. They have their own blog, which has not been updated for two and a half years now, presumably because of the case.

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On 12/18/2016 at 17:26, Akinomaki said:

The sumo-club of the Nichidai Tohoku high school in Kouriyama, Fukushima, has the next scandal with injuries through violence by instructors against a 1st year student in May, using a rubber hammer to hit him on the head, a deck brush to strike him and a saw to intimidate him during push-ups. The student had to change school in July. The 2 instructors (one regular) hadn't been disciplined after that. The club was 14 times at the inter-high.

The regular instructor is in his 20s, former captain of the Nichidai team and has a runner-up result at the All Japan championships. He continued his job, only refrained from external activities like leading the club to tournaments. The other one is in his 50s and had voluntarily retired from his part time job end of September.

The regular instructor after a summary indictment got a penalty of 300 000Yen by summary order on the 5th this month. He has quit the high school and now works in the personnel department of Nihon university, still refraining from external activities. Nichidai will consider how to deal with him after all legal problems have been settled. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20170915/k10011140541000.html

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On 12/18/2016 at 17:26, Akinomaki said:

The sumo-club of the Nichidai Tohoku high school in Kouriyama, Fukushima, has the next scandal with injuries through violence by instructors against a 1st year student in May,

This did not remain the only such case - also amazumo continues to have (small) violence scandals: last October at a pref. high school in Hachimantai, Iwate (where Tsushida from Tokitsukaze-beya is from), a 16 year old member of the sumo club suffered a ruptured left eardrum after getting slapped several times by a teacher in his 40s, who was advisor at the club. He got beaten in the room together with 2 other club member, because they didn't follow the practice menu - and got told: "Next time I beat you to death." The mental anguish - he had to commute to the hospital for one month - caused alopecia areata. The pupil's side for that wants 2.2 million yen damages from the prefecture. The lawsuit is dated to May 31st at the Morioka district court, where the first hearing is on the 19th - this became known on the 26th.

The teacher received from the Iwate Board of Education in December a 2 month suspension and has changed to another school by now, the pupil continues at the sumo club.

http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/20180626/tro18062611520002-n1.html

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/morioka/20180626/6040001169.html

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On 7/2/2018 at 19:46, Akinomaki said:

last October at a pref. high school in Hachimantai, Iwate (where Tsushida from Tokitsukaze-beya is from), a 16 year old member of the sumo club suffered a ruptured left eardrum after getting slapped several times by a teacher in his 40s, who was advisor at the club. He got beaten in the room together with 2 other club member, because they didn't follow the practice menu - and got told: "Next time I beat you to death." The mental anguish - he had to commute to the hospital for one month - caused alopecia areata. The pupil's side for that wants 2.2 million yen damages from the prefecture. The lawsuit is dated to May 31st at the Morioka district court, where the first hearing is on the 19th

The first hearing: the prefecture side demands that the lawsuit gets dismissed.  They admit that the teacher gave the student a slap, but deny that he started to beat him up without warning. The trial continues on the 31st. http://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/morioka/20180719/6040001409.html

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On 02/07/2018 at 19:46, Akinomaki said:

last October at a pref. high school in Hachimantai, Iwate (where Tsushida from Tokitsukaze-beya is from), a 16 year old member of the sumo club suffered a ruptured left eardrum after getting slapped several times by a teacher in his 40s, who was advisor at the club. He got beaten in the room together with 2 other club member, because they didn't follow the practice menu - and got told: "Next time I beat you to death." The mental anguish - he had to commute to the hospital for one month - caused alopecia areata. The pupil's side for that wants 2.2 million yen damages from the prefecture.

On 19/07/2018 at 20:52, Akinomaki said:

The first hearing: the prefecture side demands that the lawsuit gets dismissed.  They admit that the teacher gave the student a slap, but deny that he started to beat him up without warning.

The Hachimantai case ended in a court-mediated settlement: the prefecture pays 550 000 yen.

No mention of a penalty for the teacher - the head of the pref. board of education: "We want to thoroughly instruct our teachers from now on to prevent this from happening again."

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/morioka/20181212/6040002868.html

 

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On 13/12/2018 at 13:28, Akinomaki said:

The Hachimantai case ended in a court-mediated settlement: the prefecture pays 550 000 yen.

No mention of a penalty for the teacher - the head of the pref. board of education: "We want to thoroughly instruct our teachers from now on to prevent this from happening again."

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/lnews/morioka/20181212/6040002868.html

The court-mediated settlement became effective as of Dec. 27th. The prefecture commission imposed on the teacher as disciplinary measure a 2 months suspension. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/20181228-OYT1T50044.html

Other articles give a sum of 500 000Yen now http://www.iwate-np.co.jp/article/2018/12/28/42379

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