Violence to the admiral Takanofuji "Retirement is unacceptable" September 27, 14:51
Ten sumo, Takanofuji violated the adversary and was urged to retire from the Japanese Sumo Association, and met in Tokyo. “I reflect on it, but I can't accept it. ”And clarified that there is no intention to retire.
In March of last year, Takanofuji, who was in charge of violence, violated the adjunct and received disciplinary action to stop one place. Last month, the violence of fisting the adjunct with his fist in the new Chiga Noura room. On the 26th, the Japanese Sumo Association's board of directors made a resolution urging them to retire.
Takanofuji met with an attorney in the afternoon on the 27th in Tokyo. “The assault was deeply reflected. I couldn't speak the young people's guidance in words. I would like to apologize, thank Sumo Association and Senaga Noura parents, and apologize for the inconvenience. "
On that, I was asked to retire, “I am heavy and unacceptable. I entered this world from junior high school, and I only have a sumo. "I want to do it," and made it clear that he had no idea of retiring.
In addition, the attorney of the lawsuit, after considering the measures to prevent recurrence based on the Sumo Association's governance, and accusing the unfairness of being urged to retire, for the time being, watching the response of the Sumo Association I showed an idea.
The Sumo Association has a policy in which the extraordinary board of directors decides what to do when Takanofuji does not retire, after receiving a new report from the Compliance Committee.