Shogi prodigy's home prefecture celebrates historic win

Shogi prodigy's home prefecture celebrates historic win

Keiji Miwa makes a board for shogi, or Japanese chess, at his shogi equipment factory in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on June 27, 2017. Miwa said Sota Fujii, at 14 the youngest professional shogi player, who achieved a record-breaking 29th consecutive win a day earlier, will continue to get better. Fujii is from Aichi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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