Former ozeki Asanoyama holds onto the outright lead with his seventh straight win, while lone yokozuna Terunofuji suffered his second loss, at the hands of rank-and-file opponent Shodai, at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
The Noto Peninsula earthquake has hammered foreign technical interns in Ishikawa Prefecture, and concerns are rising about their futures in Japan and the survival of their understaffed employers in the region.