1. Former Yokozuna Grand Champion Hakuho will leave the world of sumo wrestling, more than a year after his stable was closed due to a scandal involving one of his wrestlers. The Japan Sumo Association accepted Hakuho’s resignation on Monday. He will retire from the sumo governing body on June 9.
2. Two leading contenders in South Korea’s presidential race staged their final push for votes on Monday, with the election just a day away. South Koreans will go to the polls on Tuesday to elect their new leader after former President Yoon Suk-yeol was ousted over his declaration of martial law.
3. Moderately powerful earthquakes have been hitting Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, but weather officials say they are unlikely to trigger larger quakes. The Meteorological Agency says a magnitude-6.3 tremor occurred early Monday morning, with its epicenter located off the coast of the Tokachi region.