Shogi professional Madoka Kitao recently ended her playing career but the contribution she made to the traditional board game ...

The system of “joryu kishi,” which recognizes women as professional players of shogi, a traditional Japanese board game ...

The Shogi world in May 2026 is a dynamic mix of high-stakes professional competition and rapid digital innovation. With the Japan Shogi Association announcing major title match updates and 81Dojo ...

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 ...

Kana Fukuma has spent most of her career far from the spotlight. Shogi, a popular Japanese strategic board game often compared to chess, rewards quiet focus rather than public confrontation, and the ...

Shogi is in the midst of an unprecedented boom. Kishi Fujii Souta no Shogi Training is a full-fledged shogi training game supervised by professional shogi player Souta Fujii, who is a key figure of ...

The Xbox Live Arcade finds itself with another board game this week. This one, though, you probably haven't played before. Shotest Shogi brings a chess-like game to the Live Arcade that is big ...

Millions follow live on TV as Sota Fujii scores 29th consecutive win in Japanese board game that last sparked the country’s interest in the mid-1990s A schoolboy has set a record for consecutive ...