Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will not go to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament later this month, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday, following an assault scandal that led to the retirement of grand champion Harumafuji.The Japan Sumo Association had in October invited the emperor and empress to the New Year meet as having sumo bouts performed in front of the imperial couple in a year's first tournament is customary.But given former Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji's assault on another wrestler, the sumo association informed the Imperial Household Agency to retract its i…READ FULL ARTICLE
