Sumo wrestlers have been paying their respects to Shinto gods in a ritual marking the beginning of the wrestling season in Japan.
The "stepping of the foot" ritual, intended to ward off evil, is performed each year by the highest-ranking sumo wrestler at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.
Tokyo is the bookies' favourite to win the race to host the 2020 Olympics. Official applications were made to the International Olympic Committee yesterday, and Coral gave the Japanese capital odds of 8-11.
Istanbul is second favourite at 2-1, with Madrid coming in as the outsider at 4-1. Coral's David Stevens said:
"Tokyo appears to have several advantages over its two rival cities - many of the potential venues are built, and after London and Rio, many will feel Asia deserves its turn to host the Olympics."
An official at the local expressway traffic police unit close to the tunnel collapse in Japan has told AFP:
We have limited information on the accident at the moment but smoke is said to be coming out from the tunnel as an unspecified number of vehicles were burning.
According to AFP, a reporter for public broadcaster NHK said the tunnel began to cave as he drove through it on his way to Tokyo. He was quoted as saying:
I managed to drive through the tunnel but vehicles nearby appeared to have been trapped. Black smoke was coming and there seemed to be a fire inside the tunnel.