Terunofuji marked his return to sumo's second-highest rank after a 20-meet absence with a solid win as he and his three fellow ozeki opened the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament with victories on Sunday.
The 29-year-old, who sealed his re-promotion by winning March's Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, overpowered aggressive No. 2 maegashira Meisei, keeping him in check before ending the bout with his trademark arm-barring force out.
The tournament is starting behind closed doors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Japan's capital is one of the areas currently under a COVID-19 state of emergency through the end of this month.