Overview
- Day 8 at Ryogoku Kokugikan unfolded under the gaze of Emperor Naruhito, Empress Masako, and Princess Aiko, with both yokozuna and both ozeki defeated.
- Former ozeki Kirishima overpowered new ozeki Anseikin for their first head-to-head win, leaving Kirishima and maegashira Abi as the only one-loss leaders.
- Hakunofuji pushed out Onosato for a kinboshi, recording a fourth straight tournament with a gold star, a rarity since the Showa era.
- Daieisho beat Hoshoryu to claim his fifth career kinboshi, leaving both contenders with two losses.
- Ozeki Kotozakura was pushed out by komusubi Oho to suffer a third defeat, underscoring instability across the upper ranks.