Katayama moves in front

Shingo Katayama shot a four-under-par 68 to take a one-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters.

The 35-year-old carded four birdies in an otherwise faultless round to move ahead of Yasuharu Imano at the top of the leaderboard and is nine under par for the tournament