In the All Japan Figure Skating Championships, a short program for the first half of the men's singles was held in Nagano City, and Yuzuru Hanyu, who will be the first match of this season, took the lead with the content of landing two quadruple jumps.
17-year-old Yuma Kagiyama, who won the NHK Trophy last month, came in second.
Shoma Uno, who will win the tournament for the fifth consecutive time, fell in a continuous jump from the quadruple and finished third.
The second half of the men's singles will be free on the 26th.