ˌɔn dˈeɪ tˈuː ʌvðə dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ɪlˈɛvən tˈʊɹnəmənt dˈiːmən kˈɔːzd sˌʌm kˈɑːntɹəvˌɜːsi wɛn hiː oʊpˈaɪnd pˈʌblɪkli ˌɔn ˌɛnˌeɪtʃkˈeɪ ðæt kˈɑːɾəmˌɪtsuːki kˈeɪdʒi, hˌuː wʌz ɛkspˈɛld baɪ ðə dʒˌeɪˌɛsˈeɪ ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn fɔːɹ ɡˈæmblɪŋ, ʃˌʊd biː ɹˌiːɪnstˈeɪɾᵻd.
On day 2 of the January 2011 tournament Demon caused some controversy when he opined publicly on NHK that Kotomitsuki Keiji, who was expelled by the JSA in July 2010 for gambling, should be reinstated.