hakuho. a walk in the park for hakuho. he remains at two losses. a couple other contenders have been getting in on the action. they are tacka noah and itcha nojo two ranking fighters. mongolian tacka has an aggressive fighting style that overwhelms his foe so far. right hand and nishikigi gets a hold of his arm. he misses the target. takanoya takes his aggression and forces nishikigi out. looking sharp, too. the mongolian lost 20 kilograms and since his agility and speed improved dramatically. hokutofuji runs into ichiojo the mongolian runs into him and he is in command. he attacks. and ichiojo advances to 10-2. now, here are the standings after 12 days. sinno satto is still alone at the top on 11 wins and 1 loss. hakuho was takanoiwa and ichinojo have two losses each. and that's all for today's summary. keep delivering and closing the deal this time or hakuho and company deny his dreams again. we will see how things unfold. i'll be back sunday to let you know who came out on top. >> looking forward to that championship. >>> people are starting to

hakuho, too, stays perfect. time to check on a man we featured last week. ishiura, one of the smallest grapplers in the sport. spirit prize in the previous tournament. irish rah couldn't find his rhythm the first three days and on day four he showed his never say buy attitude and prevailed for the first time in this competition. he's 1-4 after five days so let's see if he can reduce and start winning like he did in november. that's how the tokyo new year's to ernie shaped up. i'll be back with more on the championship race so join me then. >>> looking forward to it. a snowstorm is impacting japan. robert speta joins us with details. >> we still have the snowstorm in place. japanese government has asked people to try to avoid travel, period, across central areas of the country especially in these mountainous regions where the snow is at its heaviest unless emergency purposes. their staff can reach a clients' home within 30 minutes. for their part, gas suppliers a fairly potent storm continuing to dominate japan. high pressure back towards the west. it's keep

. >> ishiura returned to japan and was able to enter the same stable as yokozuna grand champion hakuho. ishiura pushed himself to the limit in practice and he set out to make up for his size. after sessions in the stable, he worked out in the gym. he can bench press 200 kilograms and squat 260. >> translator: it used to be that opponents would often push me out, but now i'm able to thrust forward. >> hakuho says ishiura has found a combination that gets the job done. >> translator: he's good at stealing my techniques by adding speed and his own skills to them. he's made himself able to defeat bigger opponents. >> translator: what's your ideal style of sumo? >> translator: don't you get excited when you see a rikishi exceed your expectations? i want to be someone that can excite sumo fans like that. >> keep your eye on ishiura because the small man is ready to make a big statement. hiro morita, nhk world. >> he certainly left a big impression. >>> a japanese soccer legend will become the first 50-year-old active pro in the country in february. kazu is widely known as king kazu and left