Overview
- Kirishima secured his third Emperor’s Cup at the Spring Basho in Osaka after clinching on Day 14 and finished with a final‑day loss, putting a return to ozeki within reach 12 tournaments after his demotion.
- Japan’s atomic‑bomb survivors’ association is in final talks on its post‑survivor structure, with an outline expected by the end of March and a decision planned at a June general meeting as the average survivor age stands at 86.13.
- JR Central ran a March 20 special on the Taketoyo Line’s 140th anniversary using a four‑car KiHa 75 set retired in 2015, making a Nagoya–Taketoyo round trip with 203 preregistered riders.
- In baseball, Giants veteran Hayato Sakamoto hit a two‑run homer in a 3–0 preseason win over Rakuten, and Hideki Matsui offered support to Blue Jays infielder Kazuma Okamoto during a New York‑area clinic.
- On the LPGA, Erika Hara rose to fifth at nine under and Nasa Hataoka to 14th after Round 3 of the Founders Cup, while Sofia Goggia won the World Cup super‑G in Lillehammer to clinch the season’s discipline title.