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The following are the events in professional sumo during 2009.
The following are the events in professional sumo during 2006.
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The following are the events in professional sumo during 2011.
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The following were the events in professional sumo during 2015.
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- ↑ "Stablemaster bout-rigging claim hit". The Japan Times. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ "Kumagatani Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ "Miyagino Kabu History". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ "Sumo stable master arrested for allegedly assaulting assistant". Japan Times. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "Ex-Japanese sumo stablemaster Kazuyuki Yamamura admits torturing assistant with wasabi paste". The Independent. 18 November 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ Ryall, Julian (17 November 2015). "Sumo wrestling master made his assistant eat whole container of wasabi". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Ex-coach of yokozuna Hakuho given suspended prison term". Japan Times. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ↑ "Kanechika Kazunori Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 3 September 2012.