Even though Saturday was less eventful than Friday in Japan, world champion Kalle Rovanperä hit a rock outcropping in a bend during the day's opening stage that cost him three minutes changing the right front tire.

While Rovanperä spent the rest of the day going at a leisurely pace, the same cannot be said of Thierry Neuville and Elfyn Evans who battled for the lead.

After day two, Neuville is in the lead, with Evans 4 seconds behind. Ott Tänak and co-driver Martin Järveoja, who managed to win one special stage, are third, 39.9 seconds behind the leader.

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