For the first time in 19 years, a Japanese player won an international Go tournament, bringing hope of success from the recent effort to encourage young...
The Osaka 3rd-grader follows in the footsteps of 2-dan player Sumire Nakamura, now 13, the first professional child player under the special screening system.
As women make more inroads, Kana Satomi is challenging the field of shogi in August in a bid to become the first professional Japanese female player...
While still in the lowest dan (rank), the 11-year-old has impressed top players of Go, an abstract strategy board game, with her performance so far.
A slogan which many have been sharing in Japan on SNS and mainstream media is “Corona ni makeruna!” It roughly translates as “Don’t let yourself...
