[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Scandal at Kise beya

[Jeff A]

Moti

Best regards,
Jeffrey Anderson
Gaijingai
For of all sad words of tongue or pen,
The saddest are these:
It might have been.
- John Greenleaf Whittier


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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Dec 25, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Scandal at Kise beya
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


The Kyokai held an extraordinary board meeting on the 25th and decided to
impose disciplinary action against rikishi ranked below makushita at  Kise
beya. Kise Oyakata, former makuuchi Higonoumi, who was demoted from iin to
toshiyori, left the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo without a word, saying, "I'm
sure you have something you want to ask me, but I'm sorry." According to an
investigation, on November 7th, at Kise beya's Kyushu tournament lodgings,
rikishi A punched rikishi B in the face with all his might at least five or
six times. After confirming that rikishi B had stolen cash from rikishi A's
wallet, he became enraged. While rikishi B did not receive medical
treatment, he suffered bruises around both eyes and was forced to withdraw
from the Kyushu tournament. The Kyokai stated, "Although we acknowledge
that rikishi B was also at fault for stealing cash, this is no reason to
condone such heinous violence. Furthermore, rikishi B has confessed to
having been subjected to violence by rikishi A in the past, and although
rikishi A denies it, other rikishi have given eyewitness testimony, so we
have no choice but to conclude that it was a habitual offense." Neither
rikishi has ever been a sekitori. Rikishi A was deemed appropriate to be
given a disciplinary punishment of a two-tournament suspension, but he has
decided to take responsibility and retire. Kise Oyakata submitted a
retirement notice to the Kyokai. At the board meeting that day, it was
decided that the "voluntary retirement will be accepted." "While we have
accepted his voluntary retirement, we have confirmed that if disciplinary
action had been taken, it would have been equivalent to a two-tournament
suspension." Kise Oyakata was demoted for violating his supervisory and
reporting duties, as well as for having a history of disciplinary action.
The Kyokai will work to prevent recurrence, stating, "Going forward, we
once again remind all Kyokai members the importance of eradicating
violence, and will ask Oyakata and elders to thoroughly instruct and
supervise their deshi, and to report any incidents of violence."

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