Saiki Fujita took sole possession of the Japan LPGA Championship lead after the second round, firing a 4-under 68 Friday to move in front by four strokes at Grandage Golf Club.
Blessed by beautiful weather for the second straight day, Fujita, who started the round one shot out of first, rattled off five birdies against a bogey to put together a total of 9-under 135 in the ¥140 million tournament.
Fujita is ahead of Sakura Yokomine and Hiromi Mogi. Yokomine, runnerup in 2007 and 2008, also shot a 68 on the afternoon in the second major on the calendar.
"I'm really pleased with the way I've been playing the last two days," the 24-year-old Fujita said. "I'm giving myself a pat on the back.