"Whenever I drink, my 女..." Before the 176kg legend 'Shock' assault incident, public opinion was overturned, saying, "It deserved to be right."

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Japanese sumo legend Haruo Terunofuji (34), who caused controversy by punching his student, was severely punished by cutting his leadership rank by two levels. However, taking into account that the beginning of the incident was to prevent the sexual harassment of a student, and that he turned himself in immediately after the incident, the worst situation of dismantling his team was avoided.

The Japanese media "Sponichi Annex" reported on the 10th, "The Japanese Sumo Association held an extraordinary board meeting the day before and decided to demote Terunofuji, who used violence against his student Hakunofuji, 22, for two classes and reduce his salary by 10% for three months." As a result, Japanese sumo legend Terunofuji suffered the humiliation of falling to the bottom of the leadership class.

According to the results of an investigation by the Japanese Sumo Association's Ethics Review Committee, the incident occurred at a membership lounge in Minato-gu, Tokyo, around 3 a.m. on February 21. At that time, Hakunofuji, a drunk student, committed inappropriate acts, such as touching the hips and thighs of a woman who was an acquaintance of a corporate sponsor.

When Hakunofuji, who had already been banned from going out due to similar problems in the past, had another major accident, Terunofuji could not contain his anger. He said, "How long are you going to repeat the same mistake. It doesn't end with saying that I don't remember because I drank," he said, slapping Hakunofuji's cheek once each with his fist and palm in a sitting position.

During the investigation, Terunofuji said, "I was worried that if I left it like this, my student would not be able to continue his career. "I didn't think I would be able to fix it unless I set an example as a teacher to the sponsor officials," he reportedly stated.

When the whole story of the incident became known, Japanese netizens in "Yahoo Japan" and others responded enthusiastically, such as "It is right to educate a student as a teacher," "Hakunofuji deserved to be right," and "Terunofuji is a famous player."

Considering Terunofuji's voluntary report to the association on the 23rd, shortly after the incident, the lack of habitual assault, and the motivation to discipline his disciples' deviations, the sumo association did not impose extreme penalties such as dismissal or closure of his team. As a result, Terunofuji must maintain his teaching qualifications but guide his students under the supervision of the association for a certain period of time in the future.

Immediately after the announcement of the disposition, Terunofuji bowed his head in front of the sumo training center in Tokyo and apologized, saying, "I am very sorry for causing concern to many people." Hakunofuji, who provided the cause, also reflected that "he caused a stir in the association and the world with his modest actions."

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