KISARAZU, Chiba Prefecture--Ryo Ichiriki staked his claim to go supremacy in Japan by capturing the prestigious Meijin title here on Oct. 31. Ichiriki convincingly defeated reigning champion ...

Toshihiko Kawaguchi (1936-2015), an 8-dan pro shogi player, famously stated that only those who are meant to become Meijin (grand master) can win a Meijin-sen match “because every Meijin is ...

Shogi player Akira Watanabe prepares to return home after suffering leg pain during the sixth-round match in the Meijin A-Class ranking tournament that prompted him to resign, in Tokyo's Shibuya ...