Overview
- Yuma Kagiyama secured a third straight NHK Cup with 287.24 points despite a quad toe fall and later debuted a new exhibition to a piece written for him by pianist Hayato Kakuno.
- Kaori Sakamoto delivered season-best performances to take the women's event and confirmed qualification for the Grand Prix Final.
- At the Trampoline World Championships in Pamplona, Hikaru Mori reached the women's final while Yusei Matsumoto and Hayato Miyano advanced from the men's semifinals.
- At the All‑Japan Rhythmic Championships, 19‑year‑old Mirino Kida won ball, ribbon and a shared hoop title for three crowns, and Naba Suzuki captured clubs.
- Nippon Sport Science University won the All‑Japan women's student kendo title on Haruka Matsumoto's representative‑match victory, and the Kyushu sumo basho opened with yokozuna Ohnosato winning and Hoshoryu losing.