Yokozuna Hakuho and ozeki Terunofuji remained the joint leaders after each picked up his fifth win at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Thursday.

The 36-year-old Hakuho has won a record 44 grand tournaments, but has missed all or part of the previous six meets, and needs a solid record over 15 days at Dolphins Arena to stave off retirement.

He received the charge of 192-cm Mongolian No. 2 maegashira Ichinojo (3-2) and even allowed him to get a left overarm belt grip, but traded that for getting both hands on his big opponent's belt.