Polish woman loses in pro shogi debut

Karolina Styczynska (L) from Poland, who became the first foreign female professional player of the chess-like Japanese board game shogi on Feb. 20, 2017, reacts after losing to Sakura Ihsimoto in her pro debut match in Osaka on March 9. Styczynska, a 25-year-old native of Warsaw, first came across shogi when she was a teenager reading "Naruto," a popular manga series published in Japan which has been translated into more than 30 languages including Polish. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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