[sumo] Sumo association sends Asa mixed signals

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"Sumo association sends Asa mixed signals"

The Yomiuri Shimbun

The Japan Sumo Association has told yokozuna Asashoryu he will have to 
meet its board of directors before being allowed to go back to his 
homeland, it was reported Saturday.

Hochi Shimbun quoted an association source saying, "the yokozuna will 
have to present himself to the board before they can let him leave," 
apparently putting plans to leave on hold.

Asashoryu, who was diagnosed with a stress-related personality disorder 
after being punished for misleading the association to miss a regional 
tour, has been staying at a Tokyo hotel since Wednesday night while 
under the care of an association-appointed psychiatrist.

On Saturday, stablemaster Takasago said there had been no change in the 
yokozuna's condition.