A crying baby sumo competition returns to Japan for the first time in four years, following COVID-19 cancellations in previous years.
In the event, held at Tokyo's Sensoji temple, the babies are encouraged to cry in the sumo ring, and the infant who cries louder than the other is declared the winner of the bout.
Traditionally, the babies have been held aloft by genuine sumo wrestlers, but due to concerns over COVID-19, this year they were carried by their parents.
The event is intended to promote the babies' health, in the belief that a baby which cries loudly will grow up healthily.
