it's an overseas versus an oversized rikishi, as you would expect, takinoyama dances to the side to avoid a head-on collision but gagamaru is ready. he gives him a look as if to say, don't try that weak stuff again. the roly-poly gourgeon enjoying his best tournament ever. >>> here's the updated leaderboard after nine days of sumo. >> to no one's surprise, hakuho is all alone in first place. kotoshogiku, kisenosato, and gagamaru have their eighth victory and are hoping to catch the yokozuna. the leader board will change on day ten, because kisenosato will meet in a sekewate showdown. we'll have that match and more here on nhk world. >>> with rain in the cards with for tokyo, thinks might finally start to cool door for the nation's capital. here's the check of a three-day forecast for a city near you. >>> all right. that is going to do it for this edition of "newsline," i'm ron madison in tokyo. thanks so much for joining us, we're back at the top of the next hour. ♪ >>> a new day begins in kyoto, a city more than one thousand years old. tomizo is the third generation owner of the shop, fo