Japan public TV drops sumo after scandal

Published July 6, 2010

Japan public TV drops sumo after scandal
Japan’s public TV broadcaster will not air live broadcasts of an upcoming sumo tournament, saying Tuesday that a betting scandal has generated such viewer disgust that the country’s ancient national sport is facing its worst crisis in a century. NHK, which has broadcast the six annual sumo tournaments since 1957, said it will pull live sumo coverage from its schedule and instead air only…
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