now, let's shift our attention to kisenosato. the sekiwake must rise to the occasion in the final three days to rise to the next rank. to earn the promotion to ozeki, kisenosato has to win two of his three remaining bouts in fukuoka. today he faces a tough opponent in baruto, as the estonian came out on top in the five most recent confrontations. baruto absorbs the initial charge. kisenosato goes after baruto aggressively, but the estonian fights back! baruto now turns the tables and drives kisenosato back. kisenosato resists but is finally out-muscled. a costly defeat. the title race is over, but there is still a lot to watch in the basho. hakuho will attempt to finish the journey a perfect record, while kisenosato fights to keep his promotion alive, so don't miss this weekend's action. >> hiro, thanks. >>> united states is dealing >> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >>> hello, again. as we head on into the weekend, we'll see winter weather starting to depart from japan. we've got a low pressure here just making an exit

kisenosato and tamanoshima.eam team has taken down two ozeki, so kisenosato may bring his a game to come out on top. >>> thanks, hiro. rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >>> dry and fine across much of eastern asia. as we head into tuesday. that's going to include much of china. mongolia as well as the korean peninsula. however we're seeing a wintry pattern. we usually see around this time of year. and through the season, for japan. now we see the winds carrying picking up the moisture from the sea of japan here. and bringing that across that turns to precipitation. it's going to be about 80 millimeters of rain for hokkaido, seeing about 20 centimeters of snow, rather than rain. so really starting to see things cool down here. now to the south it's going to stay much warmer. and we have plenty of rain. this time across the philippines as well as eastern indochina. let's see what's going to be happening if we fast-forward into the next few days and see what the forecast holds. once again, it's going to be c

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 exercise when the weather begins to cool down. these kings of the world will continue their stroll until early may. >>> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >>> all right. time to see what the weekend has in store weatherwise around the globe. we're going to start in eastern asia. sp

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 exercise when the weather begins to cool down. these kings of the world will continue their stroll until early may. >>> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >>> all right. time to see what the weekend has in store weatherwise around the globe. we're going to start in eastern asia. sp

his day 11 foe, kisenosato, poses a real threat. he has beaten him in three of the five recent meetings. hakuho comes in hard. kisenosato answers with a thrusting attack. they go after each other ferociously. now, the yokozuna seems to be in command. he calmly marches and puts kisenosato away to keep his record spotless. >>> newly promoted ozeki kotoshogiku who bit the dust on thursday is still clinging to his championship post with just one loss. 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

kisenosato starts strong with his thrusting attack. and toyonoshima wants to get inside but he cannot. constant movement has the smaller man on the defensive. kisenosato is a man on a mission and delivers blow after blow to thrust his way to victory to begin with a perfect start. >>> homasho has reached his rank of komosubi after 32 tourneys. he looks not a bit nervous in his debut as an ozeki. kotoshogu gets straight inside. he delivers a thrust that stirs the local crowd into a frenzy with the hometown man undefeated after three days. >>> yokozuna hakuho looks in great form as usual, and on day three was taking on a rank and filer he's never lost to. it proved an exciting finish to the day. hakuho has slimmed down since the last basho and looks terrific. goeido likes to fight low but has yet to beat the yokozuna. goeido attacks, gets the hit inside and it looks a close call. the replay shows hakuho glancing across to make sure goeido hits the dirt first. calm and collected, hakuho wins again. >>> the only downside despite the small c

in terms of skill and motivation this is all kisenosato. the sekiwake controlling this from the start to the finish. his fourth victory in a row. not only is kotoshigiku the newest ozeki, he's also the only undefeated ozeki even though it's still early. surprisingly he has a losing record against veteran ki u ko ten o 7-10. he doesn't waste any time seizing a solid grip. and he's not going to let go until he parts the mongolian outside the rice bales. that's four in row for the hometown hero. >>> of course the king of the ring is hakuho, the yokozuna is aiming to win an amazing fifth straight championship at the fukuoka venue. the only thing hakuho hasn't accomplished this year is win a basho with a perfect 15-0 mark. he does have a 10-0 record against challenger tochinoshin. the young georgian is out of shape and once the match starts quickly finds himself out of the ring. an easy day at the office for the grand champion as he picks up a force-out victory. four straight and looking for much, much more. namely a 21st career yusho. after fou

entering day 15, kisenosato had ten wins and four losses. win here would lock up his ozeki promotion. a big collision at the get-go, his aggression seems too much for kisenosato to handle. kisenosato loses, but the finish of ten wins will likely move him up to ozeki. >> here are the wupz that won special prizes for their performance. fighting spirit prize for finishing as runner-up with 12 wins, 3 losses. a prize for splendid maneuvering. i hope you enjoyed the kyushu basho. don't forget, we'll be back to cover the next competition, the new year's tourney, in detail, as usual. so sumo fans, see you in january. >>> tokyo is experiencing overcast conditions this monday morning. let's take a look at the global weather forecast with saki ochi. >>> and welcome to your weather update. getting a look at conditions in east arab a we are seeing a lot of clouds coming in over japan today. it is across a lot of the country going to be looking on overcast side. that is going to be followed by a little rainfall, too. you can see it starting to gather for

in terms of skill and motivation, this is all kisenosato. ozeki controlling this from start to finish. it is a forced out victory, his fourth in a row. >> not only is he the newest ozeki, the only undefeated even though it is still early. surprisingly, he has a losing record against kyokutenho 7-10. the schenn ozeki doesn't waste time seizing a solid grip. he is not going to let go until he parts the mongolian outside. that is four in a row for the hometown hero. >>> the king of the ring is still hakuho looking to win a fifth straight championship at the venue. the only thing hakuho hasn't accomplished is win a basho with a perfect 15-0 mark. he does have a 10-0 record against tochinoshin. the young georgian is out of shape. once the match starts quickly finds himself out of the ring. an easy day at the office for the grand champion as he picks up a forced-out victory, four straight and looking for much, much more, namely a 21st career usho. after four days of action, we have five men undefeated, hakuho, kotoshogiku, kisenosato, kakuryu, as

kisenosato dodged a bullet there. hakuho had just one challenger on the leaderboard going into the last bout and that was against his only rival left, kotoshogiku. 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 anythin

kisenosato starts strong and toyonoshima wants to get inside, but he can't. constant movement has the smaller man on the defensive. kisenosato is a man on a mission and delivers blow after blow, the to thrust his way to victory. to begin with a perfect start. hoe homasho, he's out of his element with the home town man undefeated after three days. yokozuna hakuho looks in great form as usual and was taking on a a rank-and-filer he never lost to, it proved an exciting finish to the day. hakuho has slimmed down since the last basho and looks terrific. goeido looks for an opportunity to beat the yokozuna. goeido slips inside and it looks a close call. the replay shows hakuho glancing across to make sure goeido hits the dirt first. calm and collected, hakuho wins again. >>> the only early downside despite the small crowds at the arena is once again the poor starts by three ozeki. who already have losses. well, we hope they turn things around from day four, too, we'll see you then. >>> thanks, murray. before we move on, we like to show you a performing arts event t

kisenosato is aggressive. baruto fights back. baruto now turns the tables and drives kisenosato back. he resists but is finally outmuscled. a costly defeat. promotion alive. so don't miss this weekend's action. >>> thanks, hiro. rachel ferguson is up next with weather. >>> hello, again. let you know what the weekend has in terms of weather. things look like they'll clear up across japan here. we have a low pressure system just making an exit. and in its place will be high pressure. mostly clear and fine. there is a small low pressure system now making its way across north korea. that is going to reach hokkaido by sunday, but it's not going to be too intense in nature. you can see it's looking very clear here across much of the continent. down towards the south we will find a continuing downpours across hey nan island and vietnam. and the rain has been ongoing for the last several weeks. unfortunately into the weekend there will be an increased risk of flooding to occur. and also with that landslides. here are your temperatures. 1

takekaze and kisenosato, and yokozuna hakuho needed a win to maintain a share of the lead. hakuho has a 21-2 edge over veteran kuyokuteno who lass defeated hakuho in 2005. hakuho's preferred right hand inside left hand out makes little difference, he's still able to counter and rock kuyotkutno. a clinic for the yokozuna who remain undefeated. >>> the highlight bout on day six the clash between two sekiwake, the third highest rank. kisenosato will be determined to bauns back from his day five loss and kakuryu wants to keep a share of the lead. >>> rachel ferguson is up next with weather. weather.>>> held. >>> hello there, we'll head into eastern asia, we're seeing some heavy rain moving into the korean peninsula and also into western japan here. a big surge of moisture coming up from the south. it's going to bring some very significant accumulations, too, parts of kyushu will see over 100 millimeters, maybe about 120 in the next 24 hours. now, ahead of that system coming in, there's going to be a rush of warm air from the south as well. and that's really going to boost tempe

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 affecting the philippines as well as easter

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 affecting the philippines as well as easter

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 rain moves away, china dries out really nicely. even in southeast and to