Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii won another title on Wednesday, making history as the first player ever to hold all eight major titles. The 21-year-old took the Oza crown, having won Game 4 to finish the best-of-five match against 31-year-old Takuya Nagase.
¡°It was a very valuable opportunity for me to be able to play for the eighth major title in this Oza series,¡± Fujii said at a news conference in Kyoto the morning after his match. ¡°It still really hasn¡¯t hit me yet (that I won the title) ¡ª that¡¯s my honest feeling right now.¡±
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that he is making preparations to give Fujii the Prime Minister¡¯s Award, with plans to hold the award ceremony in November.
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