Yokozuna Harumafuji uncorked a mortar round on would-be challenger Myogiryu to earn his second victory at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.

Rival yokozuna Hakuho, meanwhile, laid into the troublesome Aminishiki to stay on track in his bid for his second consecutive Emperor's Cup championship.

Neither an inundation of heavy snowfall nor the resultant disruption of public transportation could deter sumo fans from making it out in the Japanese capital on Coming of Age Day, braving the elements to trudge their way to Ryogoku Kokugikan.