hakuho has a 26-3 edge over kotoshogiku. but, kotoshogiku has won the last two times they've met. kotoshogiku gets his preferred shallow left-hand grip, so the yokozuna swats the hand away. and then gets his own favorite inside grip. while taking the new ozeki back, to pull an arm-lock throw. undefeated hakuho extends the margin over his nearest opposition. and will check that now. on the leaderboard. >>> hakuho is blemish-free. kotoshogiku, kisenosato, miyabiyama, wakakoyu trail with three losses. . the kyushu basho title will go to hakuho tomorrow if he wins and that will be his 21st yusho. we'll be here with a recap. >>> thanks, murray. rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >> friday looks like its set to be sunny across much of the southeast asian continent. however there will be widespread fog affecting much of central and eastern china. not anything much in the way of rain. the precipitation that will be finding is going to be here across northern and central japan. now rain down further towards the south, but up to the north, it is definite will i going to be falling as

kotoshogiku doesn't budge. it allows tochinowaka to shut him down. he loses for the second consecutive day. now, here is how the title race looks like after 11 days. hakuho is all alone in first place. kotoshogiku and wakakoyu are closest to hakuho, each with two losses. >>> on day 12, the highlight match will pit hakuho versus kotoshogiku, shooting for his third straight victory over the yokozuna, which would also enable the new ozeki to keep his championship hopes alive. join us again to find out how things shake down. >> let's take a look at weather forecasts around the world. >> we'll will back with you at the top of the next hour so please stay tuned. thanks for watching. >>> in 1989, four babies were born at a hospital in south korea. they were quadruplet girls. 21 years later, they've returned to the hospital as nurses. ♪ i cast out inspiration from the sky ♪ >> tiny lives that have just come into the world. doctors and nurses protect them. sol, 21-year-old third eldest sister, works in this field. she takes care of newborns who need intensive

forward, kotoshogiku makes a strong impression.okozuna hakuho is vying to win his fourth championship of the year. remarkable, considering the march tourney was canceled due do a fight-fixing scandal. the grand champion makes quick work of okinobi. one athlete to keep an eye on at this tournament is sekiwake seveno sato. he's working hard despite the fact that he's still trying to overcome his stable master's sudden death on november 7th. senosato's late stablematter nar ruutu said raising him to the rank of ozeki was his highest aspiration. with this in mind, senosato badly wants to make the ranking. kisenosato keeps his composure and calm by defeats his russian-born opponent. kisenosato is on the right track. finally, gagamaru, his mother who lives in georgia is suffering if a kidney ailment and gagamaru says he dedicates every bout to his mom. when you weigh 200 kilograms, this is how you succeed. big gagamaru keeps his opponent's speed and agility from counting by keep many him right in front of him. a picture-perfect sumo bout

on day ten, hakuho will meet and kotoshogiku will face another hard match. tune in to see if the leader board is shaken up. >> thank you. we have weather up next. >>> hi there and welcome back. let's take a look at your weather conditions starting off with asia. a video coming out from hokkaido. we saw a lot of snow down there. we have a present 33 centimeters in the past 24 hours of snowfall in parts of hokkaido and here, about 15 centimeters has snow. on the sea of japan's side of hokkaido, an additional 40 centimeters of snowfall is expected by tomorrow night. it looks like the snow will continue to accumulate there. however, the worst of the blowing snow and blizzard conditions are over fortunately, and if you pull back, you can see we will see some precipitation just along the sea of japan coast and we will also see winds that will be strong in hokkaido especially picking up the waves up to about six meet, high. seeing the wintry weather continue and also rain here. locally heavy at times, but for much of the rest of japan looking very dry and sunny. we

kotoshogiku is having a fifth time as the new ozeki. gagamaru is big and will take some to be beaten. right away the ozeki gets his favorite grip and takes the georgian to the edge. normally, he would use his stomach pushing his way to victory. instead, he does this, a perfect start. the feature bout of the day was kakuryu and kisenosato. a win by kakuryu would keep him at the top of the leaderboard. kisenosato can't afford too many losses if he wants to become an ozeki. kisenosato can thrust or fight. kakuryu gets in the first hit. he takes an angle pushing attack. kakuryu is no match as he is pushed out and suffers his first loss. kisenosato is back on track. day seven next and the weekend. so we hope to see more fans inside the fukuoka arena. hakuho and kotoshogiku should win but you never know what will happen. join us tomorrow for a recap from kyushu. >> before we move on let's have a look at very cool animals as they get light exercise. >> these are king penguins at zoo in nagasaki, southwestern japan. they take walks outside for

kotoshogiku is having a fifth time as the new ozeki. gagamaru is big and will take some to be beaten. right away the ozeki gets his favorite grip and takes the georgian to the edge. normally, he would use his stomach pushing his way to victory. instead, he does this, a perfect start. the feature bout of the day was kakuryu and kisenosato. a win by kakuryu would keep him at the top of the leaderboard. kisenosato can't afford too many losses if he wants to become an ozeki. kisenosato can thrust or fight. kakuryu gets in the first hit. he takes an angle pushing attack. kakuryu is no match as he is pushed out and suffers his first loss. kisenosato is back on track. day seven next and the weekend. so we hope to see more fans inside the fukuoka arena. hakuho and kotoshogiku should win but you never know what will happen. join us tomorrow for a recap from kyushu. >> before we move on let's have a look at very cool animals as they get light exercise. >> these are king penguins at zoo in nagasaki, southwestern japan. they take walks outside for

hakuho, kotoshogiku as well rank and file takekaze. >> ross mihara there with the latest in sumo. another chilly morning this thursday here in japan's capital. here's the global weather forecast. >>> welcome back to your weather update. starting off with japan, cooler weather is gradually leaving the country and things are getting warmer from the st. we'rewhokkai,downds tth aow ern half of thea lot of rai prip a 2 in ul anut severe into upper greatlas. low prsu ste cic rt d ll'rxptisf 2 srtg miny oineeana f r . s in aqndfgnian d en a lr . >>hel nt coh alof our nio, ralia, e it ste af our vest in the rise of a peaceful and and we'll seek more opportunities for cooperation with beijing. includin between our militaries to promote understanding and avoid miscalculation. wl ts ens continue to speak candidly to beijing about the importance of and respecting the universal human rights of the chinese e also stressed the importance of making the free market an international rule. >> so even as america competes aggressively in asian markets, ilngn r storic trade agreement with south korea,

hakuho still the heavy favor and kotoshogiku approaching the record of 11 straight wins. there's a gap of two wins with the next closest kisenosato and others. on day ten, hakuho will meet a danger wrestler. tune in to see if the leaderboard is shaken up. >> ross mihara there with the latest in sumo. >>> it's a cold tuesday morning here in tokyo. let's see what's in store for the forecast for japan and other countries with saki ochi. >> and welcome to your weather update. getting a look at conditions in east asia, first off. and we are talking about more snow impacting northern areas of japan. still looking at a lot of moisture here in this northwestern areas, and we will be hearing of snow since yesterday in the area and that is looking to continue again today with some blustery conditions, blizzard-like conditions could be continuing in the morning hours. behind it, looks at more moisture gathering over korean peninsula today and in the evening hours. heading in to wednesday, as well, things looking weather. northern areas talking about rain/snow mix possible. as that r

kotoshogiku waalone with one loss. kisenosato and wakakoyu were chasing with two losses. day 11 will see two go head to head. join hiroshi morita for our recap of it. >> and now weather is up next. >>> hi, there. let's talk about weather. start off with asia, a very well developed low pressure system just over the korean peninsula moving towards the sea of japan. now, it will be affecting hokkaido with another round of wintry weather to come, and, of course, this side of tahoku as well. now, this can also produce blizzards, so reduced visibility can also cause difficulties in traveling, not only affecting directly the sea of japan side, this system is surging all the moisture from the south. the pacific coast will see some showers and gusting conditions. so for our labor day in tokyo, temperaturewise i think we have a chance of rain, but the temperatures will be very warm. elsewhere here in eastern asian continental asia, looking very clear. temperatures are going to be very low and we'll take a look at that temperature in a while. here, northeastern monsoonal flow affect

kotoshogiku was alone with one loss. kisenosato and wakakoyu were chasing with two losses. day 11 will see two go head to head. join hiroshi morita for our recap of it. >> and now weather is up next. >>> hi, there. let's talk about weather. start off with asia, a very well developed low pressure system just over the korean peninsula moving towards the sea of japan. now, it will be affecting hokkaido with another round of wintry weather to come, and, of course, this side of tahoku as well. now, this can also produce blizzards, so reduced visibility can also cause difficulties in traveling, not only affecting directly the sea of japan side, this system is surging all the moisture from the south. the pacific coast will see some showers and gusting conditions. so for our labor day in tokyo, temperaturewise i think we have a chance of rain, but the temperatures will be very warm. elsewhere here in eastern asian continental asia, looking very clear. temperatures are going to be very low and we'll take a look at that temperature in a while. here, northeastern monsoonal flow affect

after four days of action, we have five men undefeated, hakuho, kotoshogiku, kisenosato, kakuryu, as well as rank around file takekaze. >>> next, with weather. >> one sign of a changing season can be seen on the water front in northern japan. a chilly morning in quake hit prefecture. a steamy mist moves over the bay. this is what happens when icy air from the bay blows out to sea. the peaceful fog brings down the curtain. rachel ferguson is up next with with weather. >>> hi there. time for another world weather update. the snow affecting northern japan is going to start to subside now as the low pressure system pulls away into thursday afternoon and we'll see high pressure moving in from the west and drying things up across much of the country. it has been very significant snowfall, about 40 centimeters in the space of just 24 hours. now, as we see, there's going to be plenty of moisture coming into northern and northeastern parts of china. the korean peninsula as well and as opposed to snow. this is falling as rain. showers extend down along the eastern coast of china, the shanghai