MITO, Japan - Komusubi Yoshinofuji revealed that his family home has been deemed "completely destroyed" following a powerful earthquake that struck the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto on July 28.
Speaking during the Japan Sumo Association's regional tour in Ibaraki Prefecture on Thursday, the 25-year-old said his house in the city of Uto needs to be "demolished and rebuilt."
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