Most networks gave top play to reports that sumo wrestler Kisenosato won his second Emperor’s Cup on Sunday despite a shoulder injury. TBS led with a report that the body of a nine-year-old girl was found in Chiba on Sunday.
Major front-page items in national papers included the apparent murder of an elementary school girl in Chiba, Toshiba’s plan to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for Westinghouse, a possible lawsuit to be filed by the central government against the Okinawa governor seeking financial compensation for delayed FRF construction, and the Emperor’s intention not to perform any pubic duties once he abdicates.