okinoumi is winless against the tournament and the ozeki. kisenosato moves inside with his favorite left-hand grip. okenoumi has a left inside but prefers a right-hand grip. as they jostle back and forth the ozeki asserts his power, and drops okinoumi with a pulling underarm throw. one off the pace and in the title race is kisenosato. kotooshu was dealt his first loss yesterday. toyonoshima has beaten one ozeki so far in this basho. thrusting and pushing, the initial battle. kotooshu gets sideways but he recovers with a strong inside grip and ts toyonoshima to the doyo. it's not pure but fast work from the tall ozeki. hakuho is in a place he knows so well, undefeated. takayasu meets with the yokozuna for the first time, an honor in the world of sumo. takayasu starts with his trademark thrust and hakuho has a scrapper on his hands. the yokozuna slaps down the rank and filer in the longest battle of the tourney. in front of a full house, hakuho remains perfect. >> after the eighth day, time to look at that leaderboard. hakuho and baruto share

the new ozeki looks large and in charge. newcomer was discovering how tough it is to fight the tough rankers in the first week. begins with his trademark thrust. he takes the licks while reaching for a solid grip. despite his efforts to sup-up set is ozeki, he can't stop him from getting a solid grip. good to see him winning if in the opening three days. he swoops in and tries a halfhearted pushing attempt. but hakuho presses forward and pushes out. a perfect start for hakuho as usual. days two and three marked the first time since may 2009 tourney that all ozeki won their bouts on back-to-back days. and that's a good thing. will it continue on day four? join us to find out. >> before we move on, here's a look at a group of karate students engaged in frigid midwinter training. about 70 students plunged into the surf at the beach in japan. the students practiced the maneuvers for half an hour in chilly wind. the instructor said this type of rigorous training helps to prepare students for life's difficulties. rachel ferguson i

he puts the ozeki on his heels immediately. aminishki almost 20 kilometers lighter but that doesn't matter at all. he maintains the pressure and is rewarded with a force-out. kotoshogiku has two wins and two losses now. the newest ozeki kisenosato has been great since being promoted to the second highest rank. and he's beaten his opponent toyomoshima the last five times they met. he shows fantastic agility in this bout. he does a complete 360 at one point and gets his engine going and creates forward momentum. he completes the upset using a pushout. kisenosato losing for the first time as an ozeki. there was a really scary moment with ozeki baruto and wakakuyo. not the match itself. he unleashes an intense pushing attack, which sends wakakuyo sprawling. the referee gets caught in the middle of the action. he lands hard on the ground. the 61-year-old would lay there for several minutes. the fans, the attendants are all worried he might be seriously injured. he briefly passed out but the good news is he regained consciousness and

he defeated the ozeki the last time they met. if baruto wins here he will remain unbeaten after ten days. baruto slaps and gets the outside grip and a slick overarm throw to win in a blink. he looks very good. he is faring worst of the ozeki with four losses. he hasn't beaten his fellow ozeki in six matcheses. the shift and down goes kotoshogiku. not the most exciting sumo from kisenosato but a win. we kept the best for last. hakuho is undefeated after nine days, and with a win he'll maintain a share of the lead with baruto. today he took on kak yur u. hakuho has never lost with 20 straight over the sekiwake. kakuryu thrusts and then gets him off balance. he wastes no time to keep hakuho on a mer rego round moving foard with a double inside grip, tippy toe on the rice bale. an upset. the sekiwake hands the yokozuna his first loss. something he's dreamed about has finally come true, beating the yokozuna. >>> now here's the picture at the top after ten days. baruto finds himself in rare position leading with no losses. hakuho and k

the ozeki has an easy time sending his foe with a slap down. with the recent arrival of two new ozeki kotooshu looks motivated to show his pride. he is 5-0 for the first time since the 2010 september bashu. kotooshu takes the match by using his long reach and nailing his opponent to the deck. late last year there was surgery to remove a boil in his buttocks. he looks to be in good shape. he comes in low and takes advantage. he gets a double inside grip and lifts his opponent and carries him out of the ring. he loads for the first time. and let's not forget the top dog hakuho. he's the other undefeated after five days. goeido fails to show any of his feistiness in this bout. hakuho marches without any trouble and blows his opponent away. here are the current standings after six days. hakuho and a couple of ozeki baruto and kotooshu are at the top with perfect records. on day seven the top division highlight bout will feature one of the leaders baruto taking on his opponent. baruto can't afford to lose if he wants to capture his first title. join

the ozeki is having his best start since july 2011. he forces the pace with an outside lift and shallow lift to overpower the rank and filer. the easest of wins. a tremendous start for the popular ozeki. he has added five kilos and it's all muscle. there's a 3-1 edge in the rivalry. kotooshu smothers his opponent and has a strong frontal grip and wins in strong fashion. it's been quality so far. this was billed as the bout of the day. he lost yesterday and needs a confidence boosting win here. a good charge by kakryu. he fights back and delivers his thrust. at the edge, look at the amazing balancing act. it's all in vain as he wins when it counts. he has strong fan support and certainly delivered today. in 2006 he was an ozeki. he moves forward with ease taking his opponent back. although he gets caught sideways and wins. the share of the lead as usual for him. day five saw ozekis go to 5-0. the other two last did it in 2010. along with them they share the lead. more to come on day six. >>> we have weather up next. >>> welcome back. le

he's very much looking like he'll become an ozeki sometime in 2012. baruto's 10-0 record matches his longest undefeated streak ever. he's looking to go one better against one of his nemesis, harumafuji. head to head, harumafuji is on top with a 10-10 record, but he is now the sole leader in the race and he wants to keep it that way. he comes out quickly with this fierce pushing attack that puts harumafuji flat on his back. the pushdown and he's all alone still in first place. the yokozuna is in the unaccustomed position of not being the leader. his opponent is kisenosato, who has done a solid job in his ozeki debut. they've split the last six matches. kisenosato gets off to a nice start, but hakuho refuses to lose on back-to-back days. he grabs the arm, using that to raise the ozeki's center of gravity. then he really gets pushy and hakuho is all by himself in second place. here's the picture at the top after 11 days. on day 12, baruto will meet kisenosato while hakuho faces harumafuji. it promises to be another exciting day of sumo. >>> "newsline" is

with the recent arrival of new ozeki kotooshu looks motivated to show his pride. she 5-0 since the 2010 september basho. kotooshu takes the match by using his long reach and nailing his opponent to the deck. late last year he had surgery to remove a boil in his buttocks but he looks to be in good shape. he comes in low and takes advantage. and then lifts up his opponent and carries him out of the ring. he loses for the first time. and let's not forget the top dog hakuho. he's the other undefeated after five days. he took on a feisty goeido. he fails to show any in this bout. hakuho marches without any trouble and blows his a opponent away. here are the current standings after six days -- on day seven, the top division highlight bout will feature one of the leaders baruto taking on his opponent. baruto can't afford to lose if he wants to capture his first title. join us again to find out the result of the exciting matchup. >> residents of okinawa have re-affirmed their opposition by recent moves of the japanese government to re-elect a u.s. military base on the isl

. >> the ozeki excels in powerful thrusts and stirring throws. he comes at opponents with enormous strength. back in estonia he first devoted himself to judo. he came to japan in 2004 at the age of 19 to test himself in sumo. two years later he drew the second division, baruto won a tournament without dropping a bout. in 2010 he climed his way up to ozeki, the second highest rank in the top division. he's all business in the ring, but afterwards he's all smiles. with beiruto, what you see is what you get. that's just what many fans want. in estonia people were ecstatic. >> baruto used to practice at a gym that is now named after him. [ applause ] >> can baruto live up to fans' high expectations? >> now, here's who won the special prizes in the new year's tournament. the fight t spirit prize for racking up 12 victories. the outstanding performance award went to an opponent for beat hakuho for the first time. and there was a technique prize. looking ahead the banzuke ranks for the next tournament comes out on february 27th. the spring tourney gets

days 2 and 3 mark the first time since may 2009 tourney that all ozeki won their bouts on back-to-back days. that's a good thing. will it continue on day 4? join ross mihara to find out. >>> it's been unusually dry here in tokyo. we haven't had any rain for a while. let's go to the weather picture here and elsewhere. >> welcome to your weather today. let's look at what's happening across east asia. a high pressure system that is containing frigid, dry air covering much of china, and the korean peninsula, some showers are inland, but that's not on the severe side. across japan, as catherine said, most of the pacific side will stay largely dry, but the western side of japan is a completely different story, heavy snow again, the areas could be seeing up to 70 centimeters of snow by thursday, the rest of the areas could be picking up as much as 40 to 50 centimeters. strong winds could pick up, resulting in high waves and blowing snow conditions. temperature wise, very cold air going southward reaching the korean peninsula. minus 3 degrees in seoul. tokyo coming in at 10 degrees today, but

. >>> the next future chance at ozeki, and he needs a win. kakuryu has a solid grip, but looks light as he's driven to the edge. he second quarter seal the deal, so goes to plan b, to move to 7 wins, and needing 8. >>> sumo is a contact sport, but from what we saw today, two ozeki have a different idea. let me also say it's the job of each opponent to watch the foe closely, and many blame those that don't. anyway, back to the action. baruto leads the tourney and is undefeated, kisenosato slaps him down. i can't understand baruto. maybe baruto chose a desperate move to keep his perfect record. hakuho finds himself in an unusual position. he lungs and he sidesteps to push him from the rear. i wonder if that's the kind of sumo that he thinks the fans would enjoy. >>> now a look at the changes in the leaderboard. baruto remains the sole leader and undefeated. hakuho is the closest chasing, with two losses. >>> if baruto wins on day 13 and title. i've been commentating. in my opinion today was not a golden day in sumo's history. let's hope the act

the next future chance at ozeki. he needs a win. he has a solid grip, but looks light as he's driven to the edge. kotoshogiku endures a stomach push that can't seal the deal. he goes to plan b and moves to seven wins and needing eight. sumo is a contact sport, but from what we saw today two ozeki have a different idea. let me also say it is the job of each opponent to watch the foe closely and many blame those that don't. back to the action. baruto leads the tourney as undeneated. kisenosato has lost the last six in a row to baruto. baruto moves kisenosato aside. i can't understand baruto here as he's beaten him head on in the past. maybe baruto chose a desperate move to keep his perfect record. hakuho finds himself in an unusual situation chasing someone. harumafuji prides himself in doing the kind of sumo fans will want to see. hakuho lunges and harumafuji sidesteps from the rear. i wonder if that's the kind of sumo harumafuji thinks the fans will enjoy. now we'll have a look at the changes in the leader board. baruto remains the

. >>> on day 13 of the new year's sumo tourney, ozeki baruto came in the day with a chance to clinch his first divisional title. hakuho had no more room for any set backs if he were to pull this one off. the tournament leader baruto got a huge advantage over second place hakuho as the estonian held a two-win lead over him with just three days remaining. the attack. baruto shows a firm resistance. while he keeps up the relentless offense, baruto lifts him up and slams him down to take the match. baruto gets one step closer to his first championship. with baruto's victory, hakuho must win here to keep his championship hopes alive. the moment he loses to kotooshu the emperor's cup will end up in bruteos' hands. kotooshu gets his grip on the left outside and has hakuho on the run. kotooshu's intense attack doesn't stop and the bulgarian keeps charging forward. kotooshu overwhelms hakuho from start to finish. and scores his first victory over him since the 2009 may tournament. and with hakuho's defeat, baruto clinches the new year's basho championship. >> congratulations to baruto for cap

the ozeki asserts his superiority and moves the rank and filer back and out. kotooshu makes his intention known straight away with a strong outside grip. he can follow through, but settles on a patient approach to walk him backwards and over the rice barrier. baruto wins here, he'll remain unbeaten after ten days. baruto slaps and gets the outside grip and pulls a slick over arm throw to win in a blink. he looks very good. a shift and down he goes. not the most exciting sumo, but a win. well, we kept the best for last. hakuho was undefeated after nine days with a win he'll maintain a shir of the lead with baruto. these two first fought in september 2007. hakuho has never lost with 20 straight. the thrust and pulls him off balance and gets a strong outside grip to keep hakuho on a merry go round moving forward with the devil inside grip is the tippy toe sumo and it's an upset. he hands him his first loss. something he has dreamed about has finally come true, beating hakuho. now here's the picture at the top after ten days. baruto finds himself in a rare positio

in 2010, he climbed his way up to the second highest rank, ozeki. he is all business in the ring. afterwards, he is all smiles. with baruto, what you see is what you get, and that's what many fans want. in estonia, people were ecsta c ecstatic. >> he used to practice at a gymnasium here which [ applause ] >> can baruto live up to fans' high expectations? here is who won special prizes in the new years tournament. he received a prize for using crafty maneuvers to get nine wins. looking ahead. the ranks for next tournament comes out february 27th. spring tourney gets under way march 11th in osaka. last year, the march bash a was counselled in the wake of a scandal. for those that love sumo, march can't come soon enough. that's it for today's sports. >> thapgs very much. >>> commuters in tokyo are trudging to work in patches of snow and ice. let's get the weather picture for here and elsewhere. >>> turned out to be a winter evening in tokyo last night. let's look at how much snow the city got. here is video from last night. plenty of snowfall started falling in the later hours of mon

hakuho entered day nine action with a spotless record along with ozeki ranked grapler baruto. let's see if the two leaders were able to avoid any upsets. for the sixth consecutive tournament hack hoe enters with a perfect record of eight wins. his opponent is hoping to snap his 15 bout losing streak. hakuho hits his opponent with tremendous force and keeps the little man at bay. he takes the match by sending him away with a simple push. hakuho's record is still perfect after nine days. baruto is on the right track so far in his quest for the first top divisional title. an up and comer lost to him on the previous day but gave him a run for his money. baruto tries to stop the high energy charge. he has little trouble pushing him away. baruto remains unbeaten. kotooshu is one of the men trailing by one match. he faced harufafuji in the ring. his nice move to the left made kotooshu lose his balance. he gets his second defeat. the other man with a one loss record. they have met in battle ten times in the past and split the wins right down the middle. well there isn't much to commen

. >>> on day 13 of the new year's sumo tourney, ozeki baruto came in with a chance to claim his first top deviceal title. hakuho has no more room for set backs if he were to pull that one off. baruto got a huge advantage over second place hakuho as the estonian held a two-win lead with just three days remaining. kotooshu gets his favorite right hand rip. baruto shows a firm resistance. baruto then gets himself into high gear and lifts up kotooshu and slams him down to the ground. baruto gets one step closer to his first championship. with baruto's victory, hakuho must win here to keep his championship hopes alive. the moment he loses to kotooshu the emperor's cup will end up in bruteos' hands. kotooshu gets the outside grip immediately and has hakuho on the run. kotooshu's attack doesn't stop and the bulgarian keeps charging forward. kotooshu overwhelms hakuho from start to finish and scores his first victory over him since the 2009 may tournament. with his defeat, hack hoe clinches the new year's basho championship. >> congratulations to baruto for capturing his first title. the titl

the other man with a one-loss record is newly promoted ozeki and they have met in battle ten times in the past and split the winnings right down the middle. well, there isn't much to comment on here. santo makes easy work by moving him back and out in a hurry. >> now here's a picture at the top after nine days. hakuho and baruto no losses. they lead the championship race. kisenosato 8 wins, 1 loss. hokahu is perfect up to this point but things will be a lot more difficult for the two leaders from now on. as they will be navigating through the tougher spot of their schedule. make sure to catch all the results here on "newsline." >>> we are hoping for a warmer day after tokyo recorded the lowest daytime temperature of the winter. let's go to saki ochi who has the weather picture for here and elsewhere. >>> welcome back to your weather update and we look at conditions in east asia and for japan today. there has been quite a bit of cloud covering the region this morning but that is on its way out. we've got this frontal system, too, that has been bringing a little bit of moisture to the s

the 25-year-old kinsenosato is making his long-awaited debut as an ozeki. he told me his new year's resolution is to win his first championship, but the ozeki had better be careful because the man in front of him defeated him in the last competition. kisenosato takes command from the start. he goes in for the kill but goeido slips away and rallies. he goes in for the kill, but the new ozeki keeps his cool and calmly thrusts out his day one opponent. another japanese hopeful is kotoshogiku is fighting his second tournament at rank of ozeki, also aiming to win the emperor's cup for first time. takekaze gets a deep left and inside grip. he stops kotoshogiku's charge. he executes an under-shoulder swing-down maneuver that works perfectly. kotoshogiku is the only one to bite the dust on the opening day. we can't forget the top dog yokozuna hakuho. he's been on the tear in recent years coming out on top in 9 of the last 10 tournaments. wakakoyu is making his debut at the sport's fourth highest rank. when the two practiced against each other in late december, wako

. >>> on day 13 of the new year sumo tourney ozeki baruto came in with the chance to clinch his first title. hakuho had no room for any more setbacks if he were to pull this one off. the tournament baruto got a huge advantage over the second place hakuho. kotoshigogi gets his favorite grasp. baruto gets into high gear and lives him many, slamming him down to the clay to take the match. he's one step closer to his first championship. witha could you how must win here. the moment he loses. he doesn't stop. the bulgarian keeps charging forward. hakuto from start to finish and scores his first victory. with his defeat. baruto clinches the championship. >> congratulations to baruto for capturing his first title. the title race is over, but he'll still be fighting with a lot of motivation in the final two days, as the big estonian tries to put icing on the cake with trying to finish with a perfect win. keep watching until the very last day of the competition. >>> here is the extended weather forecast. >>> that does it for now. i'm shery ahn. stay tuned for more news on nhk stay tuned for mo