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SOTA FUJII

Shogi player Sota Fujii wins the 38th Ryuo championship on Thursday in the city of Kyoto, earning "eisei" lifetime status for the title.
51勛圖厙
Nov 14, 2025
Shogi star Sota Fujii becomes third player to earn ＆eisei＊ Ryuo status
The 23-year-old currently holds six of the traditional Japanese board game＊s eight major titles.
Shogi star Sota Fujii holds a board with his new title "eisei Kisei" after a match in Nagoya on Monday.
51勛圖厙
Jul 2, 2024
Shogi star Fujii becomes youngest winner of ＆Eisei＊ status
Fujii gained the eisei Kisei status at the age of 21 years and 11 months by winning the title for five straight years, starting with his first win in July 2020.
Sota Fujii (right) and Takumi Ito in the city of Kofu, in Yamanashi Prefecture, on Thursday after Fujii was beaten by his challenger for his Eio title.
51勛圖厙
Jun 21, 2024
Shogi star Sota Fujii loses major title for first time
Fujii, 21, gave up the Eio title in his 23rd title match in Yamanashi Prefecture. The challenger, Takumi Ito, 21, won his first crown with three wins and two losses.
51勛圖厙
Feb 9, 2024
Shogi star Fujii renews record for title match winning streak
Fujii holds all eight major titles for the traditional Japanese board game.
51勛圖厙 / Society
Oct 12, 2023
Sota Fujii becomes first player to win all eight major shogi 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.
51勛圖厙
May 19, 2018
Shogi whiz Fujii becomes youngest promoted to seventh dan
The young genius continues his meteoric climb by earning the Japanese chess game＊s third-highest rank at the age of 15 years and 9 months.
51勛圖厙
Feb 15, 2018
Shogi showdown pits ＆god＊ against ＆genius＊
The match of the century. The battle between a ※god§ and a ※genius.§ The faceoff between the undisputed champion of shogi and his touted successor.
51勛圖厙 / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 8, 2017
Shogi: A measure of artificial intelligence
Though last Sunday＊s Tokyo assembly elections garnered the most media attention, another contest came in a close second, even if only two people were involved. Fourteen-year-old Sota Fujii＊s record-setting winning streak of 29 games of shogi was finally broken on July 2 when he lost a match to 22-year-old...
51勛圖厙
Jul 2, 2017
Record-setting winning streak of shogi prodigy Sota Fujii halted at 29 games
A record-setting winning streak by 14-year-old shogi prodigy Sota Fujii ended Sunday with his defeat at the hands of Yuki Sasaki, 22, in a high-profile match of the traditional chess-like game.
EDITORIALS
Jun 29, 2017
Shogi prodigy breathes new life into the game
Sota Fujii, a 14-year-old prodigy, has lit the shogi world on fire.
51勛圖厙
Jun 27, 2017
The era of young shogi pro Fujii is here, but so is the era of AI in changing the game
The record-setting winning streak of a 14-year-old shogi sensation has turned the spotlight on another new phenomenon shaking up the centuries-old Japanese board game 〞 the use of artificial intelligence to improve players＊ skills.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer＊s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ※seed§ that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ※Peak 1 amyloid beta,§ as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" 〞 an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi＊s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan＊s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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