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The Japan Sumo Association meted out punishments Thursday to a stablemaster and a coach who arranged for dozens of yakuza gangsters to receive special ringside seats at the Nagoya tournament in July.
Stablemaster Kise, 40, was demoted two ranks to toshiyori, or elder, from iin, or committee member, and coach Kiyomigata, 64, was reprimanded.
The two men obtained passes that went to nearly 50 members of the Kodo-kai crime syndicate, based in Nagoya, in prime seating areas.
Wrestlers in Kise's stable were placed under the management of the Dewanoumi-ichimon faction that oversees the stable of the same name, and several others.
Four or five years ago, after being asked by a business acquaintance, Kise apparently began asking Kiyomigata to provide passes for ringside seats.
The two men had previously been members of the same stable, called Mihogaseki.
They told a meeting of the association Thursday that they were not aware the passes would go to yakuza.

日本相撲協会は、７月の名古屋場所でやくざ（暴力団）に特別席を与えたとして処分を下した。木瀬親方は委員から年寄への２階級降格となり、清見潟親方はけん責処分となった。木瀬部屋の力士たちは出羽の海一門が預かることとなった。４，５年前、木瀬親方は知人に頼まれて、清見潟親方に特別席のチケットを要求したとみられる。彼らは以前、同じ三保ヶ関部屋に所属していた。
彼らは木曜日の理事会で、「やくざに渡るとは思っていなかった」と述べた。

new words: mete out 与える 　demote降格する　reprimand 叱責する acquaintance　知人
previously 以前に

感想：日本の国技の相撲が暴力団と関わっていたのはとても残念です。これから暴力団追放に努めてほしいと思います。