a force-out for kotoshogiku, he gets an important 11th victory. so he needs just one more for his milestone promotion. >>> so moving day has unexpectedly tightened up the race. hakuho and kotoshogiku tied. for the lead, heading into the second-to-last day. one step behind, are the trio of kisenosato, gagamaru and kitataiki. >>> the two co-leaders will face ozeki looking to spoil the fun on day 14. hakuho steps up against baruto, and kotoshogiku takes on harumafuji it should be an exciting final weekend at the september tourney. >>> ross mihara with the latest in sumo. >>> up next, the extended world weather forecast. >>> the japanese auto parts maker developed the first car that does not run on gasoline or electricity. the prototype vehicle operates simply on air. the car was designed by toyota industries corporation in aichi prefecture. it was unveiled to the media on thursday. the vehicle runs on power generated by inflating compressed air by a tank installed in the trunk. toyota industries plans to ask guinness world records to recognize the sp

kotoshogiku with just a 6-5 edge in this rivalry. he comes out sharper, doesn't give kotoshogiku a chance to go belly to belly because he knows it would favor the sekiwaki. instead he launches an oshiwashi pushout. outstanding for kotoshogiku a critical second defeat. he has to win three of his final four bouts to earn promotion. even more impressive than his nine straight wins, gagamadu has greatly improved his lower body stability. now he's facing an ozeki for the first time. baruto has an 8-2 current record but is in the role of spoiler. the ozeki moves back the heaviest of the heavy, but gagamaru isn't rolling over. the 19 199 kyl gram rallies. he scores the biggest win of his career. hakuho has a perfect 18-0 record against kakuryu. but kakuryu has always given him a tough fight. these two mongolians are only five months apart in age. and kakuryu comes up with a huge hit at the initial charge that rocks the yokozuna back. he goes to finish the job but he's too upright, which gives hakuho an opening for his escape act. he gets a

kotoshogiku must recuss to keep his ozeki promotion hopes alive. gagamaru needs a strong pushing attack to keep up the momentum. they clash, but gagamaru is pushing only with the right hand and opens up for kotoshogiku to seize on the loss and he takes the buehrle georgian, ten wins for kotoshogiku, his hopes remain a possibility. hakuho almost lost yesterday but remains sole leader. kisenosato has beaten the yokozuna twice in the last year. kisenosato attacks from the left under the armpit as kisenosato keeps up the pressure and sets it up with a strong arm-lock throw which sends kisenosato flying. hakuho beaten on the day, but still holds the edge. now, after all that happened, let's go to day 12, the leaderboard. hakuho still leads by one, but with a loss now. sekiwake kotoshogiku and rank and filers kitataiki and gagamaru had two losses. day 13 promises so much, with gagamaru taking on informed kisenosato and hakuho meeting kotoshogiku, i can guarantee the leaderboard will look different after tomorrow's action, so tune in to check it out. >> b

kotoshogiku and cois enis akosenosato both entered at one loss each. he didn't show any letdown and bounced back with a victory the following day. kosenosato lost for the first time on monday. he has to rebound and keep fighting strong if he wants to keep himself in contention. they expected a much more fierce battle from the two but he handled and showed why he is the legitimate ozeki candidate. >>> the other rikishi whose been keeping himself in the race is gagamaru, the georgian, put together eight straight victories. lost on opening day but put together great straight victories. a double shadow dip on the big georgian and puts up a good fight. he attempts to bring him down but he resists and counterattack to burry goeida. he remains at one loss. >>> one more man who i think has an outside chance of winning the title is ozeki champion baruto. he has picked up the pace with six consecutive wins, make that seven. baruto shuts down whatever he intends to do. >>> let's see how the standings look like after ten days. it's a familiar picture at the top. t

that's because on wednesday they heard that local sumo wrestler kotoshogiku had been promoted to the sport's second highest rank of ozeki. the 27-year-old kotoshogiku is the first japanese wrestler to be promoted to ozeki in four years. >> banzai! >> in his hometown of yanaga city in fukuoka prefecture municipal officials hung a 15 meter banner at city hall. yanagawa is known for its riverside district and the traditional boast cruises are a popular tourist attraction. a special parade on water will be held in november to celebrate the local hero. >>> a world cup victory has given a major boost to women's soccer in japan. the national squad, known as nadeshko japan, won the trophy in july. that attracted a huge new following for the sport. but less than 10% of players are paid professionals. and unlike male players, most of them need to do other jobs. but now new moves are under way to get the women's league on a stronger financial footing. >> reporter: fukuoka j ankwaz is one of nine teams in the women's league. ever since the world cup twice as many people have been coming to see t

kotoshogiku with a perfect record after four days.nes, hakuho has been rock solid as usual facing wack that s.a.t. wakanosato who has been surprisingly strong given he's 35 years old. but the man doesn't have what it takes anymore to knock off the king of the ring. it's another easy day at the office for hakuho. he notches his fourth victory in a row as he moves a step closer to his 20th career championship. the top match on day 5 may be between undefeated kotoshogiku and three-win, one-loss homasho. we'll have that and more here on nhk "newsline." >>> and welcome back to your weather update. now, we've been keeping an eye on our tropical storm system in the pacific. here it is, tropical storm roki slowly growing in size. and gradually intensifying as well. looking like it's going to be slowing down once it gets close to the southern islands of japan, okinawa islands. and once it does so it looks like it's just going to stall out over the area, really slow down till we are going to be talking about that stormy weather persisting for a

kotoshogiku, kisenosato, and gagamaru have their eighth victory and are hoping to catch the yokozuna. the leader board will change on day ten, because kisenosato will meet in a sekewate showdown. we'll have that match and more here on nhk world. >>> with rain in the cards with for tokyo, thinks might finally start to cool door for the nation's capital. here's the check of a three-day forecast for a city near you. >>> all right. that is going to do it for this edition of "newsline," i'm ron madison in tokyo. thanks so much for joining us, we're back at the top of the next hour. ♪ >>> a new day begins in kyoto, a city more than one thousand years old. tomizo is the third generation owner of the shop, founded in 1893. wagashi sweets are handmade one by one. for their beautiful appearance, they are often called edible jewels. the wagashi he is making is called the star festival. wagashi evolved from sweets that came from china about 800 years ago. it came to be offered with tea at tea ceremonies, and developed into something unique to japanese culture. back when sugar was a precious commo

hakuho and kotoshogiku are tied. the two co-leaders hoping to spoil the fun on day 14. it should be an exciting final weekend at the september tourney. >>> and here is your extended weather forecast. >>> and before you go, a recap. symbolic day for palestinians who fought for decades to be recognized as the nation state. now their leader, mahmoud abbas applied for full membership in the united nations>> translator: the support of the countries of the world is a victory for truth, freedom, justice, law and international legitimacy, and it provides tremendous support for the peace option and enhances chances of success of the negotiations.option and enhance success of the negotiations. [ applause ] >> they handed that membership application to general ban ki-moon. he will pass it to the chairman of the u.n. security council. the government said it would veto the application. >> peace cannot be imposed on the parties, has to be negotiated. one sided action by the united nations won't achieve that for them. >> benjamin netanyahu criticized that move. >> the palestinians sho