Kitanoumi

The incident allegedly occurred when Kitanoumi visited the restaurant late last month, the sources said.

Kitanoumi, a former yokozuna, has denied the allegations.

Police said that Kitanoumi went to the restaurant in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, with his friends on the night of Oct. 25 and was waited on by the woman. He is believed to have choked and slapped her.

The woman filed a complaint with police four days later. They are also looking into her claim of sexual harassment.

Kitanoumi in 1974 became the youngest to be promoted to yokozuna, at 21 years and 2 months old. He won 24 Emperor's Cups before retiring in 1985 and created the Kitanoumi stable. He became JSA chairman in 2002.

The Japan Times Weekly: Nov. 20, 2004
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