Coronavirus puts sumo tournament at risk as Japan hunkers down

Job fairs and schools rush to cancel over infection fears

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Bodies clash during the January sumo tournament in Tokyo. Plans for the March tournament in Osaka are in doubt. (Photo by Arisa Moriyama)

TAKAYUKI INOUE, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Events across Japan are being called off or delayed as a widening coronavirus outbreak sends businesses, local governments and sports leagues into crisis mode.

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