Aug 10, 2007 15:29
TOKYO (AP) - Talk about an image problem.
The TV shows have had a field day, parading out psychiatrists, trainers, mavens, pop stars - anyone who might want to offer a comment, and that's pretty much anyone in Japan these days.
Shunned for ditching an official appearance, sumo Grand Champion Asashoryu, hitherto the toughest guy in Japan's toughest sport, is reportedly on the brink of a nervous breakdown, holed up in his apartment fighting back tears and begging he be allowed to go home to his native Mongolia.
Never mind political scandal or stock market jitters, the bad boy Mongolian's meltdown is the biggest story in Japan this summer.
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