none other than yokozuna hakuho. after coming up short in the may competition, the grand champion is determined to redeem himself. for the past three years he hakuho hasn't allowed himself to lose two consecutive emperor's cup tournaments. that's how dominant he has been. stocky bulgarian aoyama was looking for a big upset. aoyama takes hakuho back and goes chest to chest. this gave hakuho time to think about his next move. when he lost, the bulgarian was in trouble. hakuho takes the match. he stays unbeaten. remember satoyama? he's returning to the top division whom we featured prior to the tournament. the 34-year-old veteran entered the competition hoping to capture his first-ever top division kachi-koshi or more wins than losses. in order to accomplish the feat, satoyama needs to win eight bouts during the 15-day tourney. he got off to a good start when he took care of the mongolian on opening day with a nifty pulling underarm throw. he lost his next three bouts but on thursday satoyama was able to withstand endo'

hakuho's run to his 35th championship was denied in may. so the yokozuna wants this one badly. e's facing ozeki champion coat owe o kotoshogiku. hakuho takes him for the best shot. but he wastes no time. taking on in an under the shoulder takedown. he goes to 11-1. here are the current standings after 12 days. the leaderboard stays the same. the two grand champions hakuho and kakuryu share the top spot with just three days to go. kisenosato and terunofuji are still hanging in each with three losses. and that's our recap on the sumo for today. we'll find out who gets the emperor's cup this weekend. i'll be back to tell you all about it. so see you then. >>> looking forward to it. it's time for a check of the weather. people in southern japan are bracing for a typhoon heading their way. mai shoji joins us with the details. >> we are still watching the strong typhoon halolo which is steadily coming towards min minimidato island. it is likely to maintain its intensity as a strong fi toontyphoon by sunday. before it moves over kyushu and the sopeninsula. so the island will see gusts