opens in less than a week, and depending how he does, 26-year-old kaka ru may be the sport's next ozeki. kaka ruiz strength is. he's won the technique prize six times. a powerful thrust, check. got that? keeping up the pressure in a grip position, check. got that too? and you can check off perfectly timed that as well. he needs all that technique because at 145 kilograms he's one of the smaller guys in the ring. in the july tournament, though, he defeated two much lavender ozeki to finish with ten wins. >> translator: in july you got more wins than losses for the first time. >> i think i have the right frame of mind. i told myself not to think about needless things. during the bouts i just try to remember what i did wrong in the past and focus on not making the same mistakes. in nigh three previous circumstances as a seeky wa kay, i had more losses than wins. i think the frustration and regret i felt as well as the lessons i learned from the losses spurred me on to do well. >> kakaru connected to a letter he wrote while in high school. his friend translated for him into japan. the let e

among the three ozekis the most disappoint k has been kotooshu.to but kotooshu looks better. let's hope the bulgarian continues to show that kind of fire for the rest of this basho. >>> this is the second time in sumo history that there are no homegrown japanese rikishi ranked at oak zuna or ozeki. he wants to change that. he's off to a great start, undefeated so far. he's facing takekaze. coat shog queue is the superior. but he does a decent job ad-libbing going with an arm lock throw to swing down takekaze. kotoshogiku with a perfect record after four days. while the other big names take the headlines, 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.

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 hold of hakuho's upper body and delivers a beltless arm throw. he stays undefeated but just barely. so here are the standings after 11 days of action. yokozuna hakuho gets a scare but still all alone in first place. gagamaru finds himself in sole possession of second place. kotoshogiku and rank and file kitataiki still mathematically in it. then hakuho will meet dangerous kisenosato. join us again on "newsline" for the highlights

ozeki lost yesterday for merely flipping his quest. has o okinumi has hakuho off balance. the yokozuna misses a combination of head and owashi, drops the rank and filer to the middle of the clay, scary but effective. >> though ozeki may not be producing the quality we're hoping for, but it does bring unpredictable results. so join us tomorrow to see if the trend continues. >>> welcome back to your weather update. we have a tropical storm system newly formed that joined us. this is moving northerly direction at the moment. looks like it will take a more westerly course in the next few days ending towards the okinawa amami islands towards the weekend. this is going to be a system that will start effecting areas here in the next few days. and then winds and rains will pick up as well. first, you will feel the stronger waves, then winds and rain will likely pick up as well. it is expected to strengthen a little more, and also will be picking up more speed. areas elsewhere, still rain lingering in the north. it is on its way out. should be clearing out by afternoon, looking dry

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 their games. the additional ticket sales are helping to cover expenses like stadium fees and travel costs. but the financial situation is st

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

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. the grand champion is all alone in first place. kotoshogiku and gagamaru are staying within the striking distance at just one off the pace. >>> before i go, how about a sneak preview of day 11. my pick of the day is 9-1 gagamu versus baruto. the 14.5 diameter ring will look very small as these two behemoths clash. join

. >>> 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 speed of 129.2 kilometers per hour recorded by the car on september 9th as a record for an air-powered vehicle. one of the designers says they do not intend to put the car into practical use but want to use their expertise in car design. >> translator: the car offers many exciting things that are different from other types of vehicles. >