Former yokozuna Asashoryu reckons
the Japan Sumo Association should not be hiring an independent committee to
reform the national sport. “Your average person doesn”t know his left from
his right (when it comes to sumo),” Asashoryu said Monday, after arriving
in Japan from his native Mongolia.

“You need to have someone who
watches keiko (practice) closely, someone who knows the ins and outs of
sumo,” added the 25-time Emperor”s Cup winner, back in Japan to make
courtesy visits ahead of his retirement ceremony scheduled for October 3 at
Tokyo”s Ryogoku Kokugikan.

Asked if he would ever become
involved in sumo again, Asashoryu said, “Give me a break. I”m done with
sumo. The sumo world has done enough for me.”

Asashoryu retired in February amid
allegations he assaulted a man outside a Tokyo nightclub.