Old scandals in pics

[Akinomaki]

The pics are mainly from a Withnews gallery of Asahi shimbun pics. More incidents at http://www.jiji.com/jc/v4?id=sumo-jikenshi201712210001

1932 the Shunjuen incident with a group of rikishi separating from the then Dai-NSK

1947 Futabayama (Tokitsukaze-oyakata) gets arrested after he turned to one of the new cults - the Jikouson incident: he tried to protect the founder of the sect from police arrest

1949 Maedayama forced to retire because he watched a baseball match during kyujo

1965 Wakahaguro fired, Kashiwado and Taiho questioned by the police for bringing guns to Japan from an US jungyo

1982 Kitanofuji (Kokonoe-oyakata) got an oyakata rank demotion for being acquainted with yakuza

1987 Futahaguro intai after beating the okami-san etc.

2006 Nagoya, Roho suspended for 3 days after attacking a cameraman

Edited June 26, 2019 by Akinomaki