Go champion Iyama to receive Prime Minister's Award

Go champion Iyama to receive Prime Minister's Award

Japanese professional go player Yuta Iyama opens a barrel of sake in a Tokyo hotel on June 10, 2016, in an event to celebrate his winning of all seven major Japanese go titles simultaneously. Iyama will receive the Prime Minister's Award, the government said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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