Celebration for Fujii winning 2 major shogi titles

Celebration for Fujii winning 2 major shogi titles

Photo taken Aug. 21, 2020, at a cafe in shogi prodigy Sota Fujii's hometown in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, shows two rice omelets, with his face drawn with ketchup on one and the names of the two titles he holds on the other. The cafe made the special dish in celebration of the 18-year-old's feat in becoming the youngest player ever to win two of the game's major titles, Oi and Kisei.

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