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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retired pro shogi player Hifumi Kato (R) chats with young player Sota Fujii in Tokyo in November 2018. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retiring pro shogi player Hifumi Kato waves after his retirement press conference in Tokyo in June 2017. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Sota Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Retired pro shogi player Hifumi Kato gives an interview in Tokyo in November 2018. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Sota Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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Retired shogi player Hifumi Kato dies at 86

Pro shogi player Hifumi Kato (R) reviews his match against debutant Sota Fujii after being beaten by him in Tokyo in December 2016. The former holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, Kato died of pneumonia on Jan. 22, 2026, aged 86. He had held the record for becoming the youngest pro shogi player at 14 years and seven months in 1954 until Fujii broke it at 14 years and two months in 2016, while he played to the age of 77 years and five months, the oldest on record.

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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Xinhua Headlines: Giant pandas bear witness to friendship between China, France

(240127) -- CHENGDU, Jan. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 22, 2016 shows the Dengchigou Catholic Church in Baoxing County of Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Photo by Zhang Jinghai/Xinhua)

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All residents in China's Xinjiang entitled to free annual health checks: expert

STORY: All residents in China's Xinjiang entitled to free annual health checks: expert SHOOTING DATE: Jan. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xinjiang 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ZHAO WEILI, Chinese Medical Association 3. various of Xinjiang STORYLINE: All residents in China's Xinjiang are entitled to free annual health checks since 2016, said a Chinese expert at an event held in Geneva. SOUNDBITE (English): ZHAO WEILI, Chinese Medical Association "Since 2020, the policy of free health examination of all has been adjusted from testing all those who should be tested, to testing all those who want to be tested, fully respecting the personal willingness and actual situation of residents. For Xinjiang, an economically underdeveloped region with a total population of more than 20 million, it's not an easy task financially for the government to provide people there with free health examinations that cover the whole life cycle

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Border port sees booming trade between China, Mongolia

STORY: Border port sees booming trade between China, Mongolia SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: ERENHOT, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the land port 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI WEI, Manager of an import-export trade supermarket in Erenhot 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): UNEEN, Head of the Office of the Administrative Committee, Erenhot Border Trading Zone 4. various of the land port 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LI DAWEI, Customs officer of the Erenhot railway port STORYLINE: China's biggest land port with Mongolia, Erenhot, has witnessed flourishing bilateral trade in recent months. A border trading zone between China and Mongolia opened in Erenhot in 2016. It covers a wide range of business activities including border trade, logistics and e-commerce, among others. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI WEI, Manager of an import-export trade supermarket in Erenhot "When we first opened this supermarket, we could only provide products from a few neighboring coun

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Cameroonian villagers enjoy Africa Cup of Nations thanks to China-built projects

STORY: Cameroonian villagers enjoy Africa Cup of Nations thanks to China-built projects SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: Yaounde, Cameroon CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of villagers watching TV and cheering 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): ETOUNDI QUINTIN, Chief of Konabeng village, Cameroon 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): HUBERT ETOUNDI, Villager from a neighboring village near Konabeng, Cameroon 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (French): HUBERT ATANGANA, Villager of Konabeng, Cameroon STORYLINE: The village of Konabeng in central Cameroon was abuzz with excitement on Monday, when the Cameroonian national team played its first match of the Africa Cup of Nations of this year. Residents of the village and from neighboring villages gathered to cheer on the Indomitable Lions (Cameroonian national football team). Thanks to the RuralStar and RuralSolar projects built by China's Huawei in Cameroon since 2016, hundreds of rural villages like Konabeng have been connected to electric

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai (upper R) and his friend are on their way home in Nongding Village of Bansheng Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2023. A cement road was built in Nongding Village in 2016. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai (R, front) attends a singing rehearsal at a vocal music classroom of Nongyong primary school in Bansheng Town of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 26, 2016. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai (R, front) learns photography during the summer vacation in Nongding Village of Bansheng Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 7, 2016. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Nishikori reaches Aussie Open 4th round

MELBOURNE, Jan. 22 Kyodo - Japan's Kei Nishikori serves to Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez en route to his third-round victory at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 22, 2016. Nishikori won 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-PRESIDENT-INAUGURATION

(220122) -- SOFIA, Jan. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (1st R, front) delivers a speech during his inauguration ceremony in Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 22, 2022. Radev took office for a second consecutive term as President of Bulgaria on Saturday after an inauguration ceremony held here in front of the Unknown Soldier Monument. Radev, 58, won the presidential election for the first time in November 2016, and repeated his success in November 2021. (Press Office of the President of Bulgaria/Handout via Xinhua)

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BULGARIA-SOFIA-PRESIDENT-INAUGURATION

(220122) -- SOFIA, Jan. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Bulgarian President Rumen Radev (front) walks in his inauguration ceremony in Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 22, 2022. Radev took office for a second consecutive term as President of Bulgaria on Saturday after an inauguration ceremony held here in front of the Unknown Soldier Monument. Radev, 58, won the presidential election for the first time in November 2016, and repeated his success in November 2021. (Press Office of the President of Bulgaria/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-INFRARED CAMERA-IMAGE (CN)

(220107) -- CHENGDU, Jan. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken by an infrared camera on Nov. 22, 2021 shows a giant panda named Xiaohetao in the wild. Xiaohetao was released into the Longxi-Hongkou National Nature Reserve, a habitat for wild pandas, in Dujiangyan, southwest China's Sichuan Province in December, 2018.The female panda was born on July 30, 2016. (Xinhua)

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Fukushi named to 6-member Japan Olympic marathon team

File photo taken Jan. 31, 2016, shows Japan's Kayoko Fukushi celebrating after winning the Osaka Women's Marathon in a time of 2 hours, 22 minutes, 17 seconds at Yanmar Stadium in Osaka. The 33-year-old three-time Olympic middle distance athlete was named on March 17 among the six-member Japanese marathon team for the Rio de Janeiro Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Monkeys enjoy open-air spa

Photo taken Jan. 22, 2016, shows Japanese monkeys bathing in an open-air spa at Fukuoka City Zoological Garden in the southwestern city of Fukuoka. They have proved popular with visitors. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's publication sales post largest drop in 2015

Photo taken Jan. 22, 2016, at Kyodo News in Tokyo shows some of Japan's bestseller novels in 2015; (from L) "Saraba!" by Kanako Nishi, "Hibana" by Naoki Matayoshi and "Ryu" by Akira Higashiyama. A research institute said Jan. 25 that sales of books and magazines in Japan for 2015 fell 5.3 percent from the previous year to an estimated 1.5 trillion yen ($12.6 billion), marking the largest drop on record and the 11th year of decline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamaha Jubilo finish 3rd at Japan's Top League

Yamaha Jubilo's Ayumu Goromaru prepares for a conversion kick during the first half of a third-placed match against Kobe Kobelco Steelers in the LIXIL Cup at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2016. Yamaha won 26-22 to take third place in Japan's Top League. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skiing: Onozuka wins women's World Cup halfpipe title

Japan's Ayana Onozuka (C), American Devin Logan (R) and Janina Kuzma of New Zealand smile after a women's World Cup freestyle ski halfpipe event in California on Jan. 22, 2016. Onozuka won with 85.00 points. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skiing: Onozuka wins women's World Cup halfpipe title

Japan's Ayana Onozuka competes in a women's World Cup freestyle ski halfpipe event in California on Jan. 22, 2016. Onozuka won with 85.00 points. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese talk show "Tetsuko's Room" to mark 40th anniversary

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (R), 82, actress and host of "Tetsuko's Room," celebrates with veteran comedians Samma Akashiya (C) and George Tokoro in Tokyo's TV Asahi on Jan. 22, 2016, during the recording of a special episode commemorating the talk show's upcoming 40th anniversary. "Tetsuko's Room," which started Feb. 2, 1976, was recognized by Guinness World Records in 2011 for achieving the most TV talk show episodes hosted by the same presenter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brazilian police officers learn Japanese ahead of Olympics

Brazilian police officers attend a Japanese language class organized by the Japanese Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 22, 2016, ahead of the Olympics in August. About 30 police officers working in tourist districts learned greetings in Japanese and phrases such as "wakarimashitaka? (Did you understand?)" (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Japan defeat Iran, need 1 more win to qualify for Rio

Shoya Nakajima (10) celebrates with teammates after scoring Japan's second goal against Iran in extra time in the quarterfinals of the Asian Under-23 Championship in Doha on Jan. 22, 2016. Japan won 3-0 to remain on course for a place at this summer's Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Djokovic advances to Australian Open 4th round

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot against Andreas Seppi of Italy during an Australian Open third-round match in Melbourne on Jan. 22, 2016. Djokovic won 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(6). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Williams advances to Australian Open 4th round

Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot against Daria Kasatkina of Russia during an Australian Open third-round match in Melbourne on Jan. 22, 2016. Williams won 6-1, 6-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kotoshogiku suffers to 1st loss

Toyonoshima (R) defeats Kotoshogiku at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 22, 2016, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese talk show "Tetsuko's Room" to mark 40th anniversary

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, 82, actress and host of "Tetsuko's Room," smiles with a bouquet in Tokyo's TV Asahi on Jan. 22, 2016, after the recording of a special episode commemorating the talk show's upcoming 40th anniversary. "Tetsuko's Room," which started Feb. 2, 1976, was recognized by Guinness World Records in 2011 for achieving the most TV talk show episodes hosted by the same presenter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Djokovic advances to Australian Open 4th round

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot against Andreas Seppi of Italy during an Australian Open third-round match in Melbourne on Jan. 22, 2016. Djokovic won 6-1, 7-5, 7-6(6). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Williams advances to Australian Open 4th round

Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot against Daria Kasatkina of Russia during an Australian Open third-round match in Melbourne on Jan. 22, 2016. Williams won 6-1, 6-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo stocks jump 6%

An electronic board in Tokyo shows the Nikkei Stock Average closing up 941.27 points at 16,958.53 on Jan. 22, 2016, on buying attributed to dovish comments by the head of the European Central Bank and rebounding oil prices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition lawmakers leave lower house chamber in protest

Lawmakers of major opposition parties leave the House of Representatives chamber in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016, before the start of Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari's economic policy speech. The opposition side argued Amari had failed to give a full explanation about allegations he received money in return for doing favors for a construction company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Tokyo organizers get tick of approval after 5th IOC review

International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates (L) and Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori smile during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016. "For a city that is four-and-a-bit years out from the Games, I don't think we've seen a city so prepared," Coates told the conference. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Finance Minister Aso gives speech in Diet

Finance Minister Taro Aso gives a speech during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016. Aso pledged to "certainly" implement a consumption tax hike to 10 percent in April 2017 to secure international trust over the nation's efforts to restore fiscal health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Scandal-hit Amari gives economic policy speech

Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari explains on Jan. 22, 2016, at the House of Representatives plenary session about allegations that he received money in return for doing favors for a construction company. In his economic policy speech, Amari called for stimulating private demand to lift Japan's nominal GDP by 20 percent from the current level to 600 trillion yen by around 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Opposition lawmakers leave lower house chamber in protest

Lawmakers of major opposition parties leave the House of Representatives chamber in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016, before the start of Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Akira Amari's economic policy speech. The opposition side argued Amari had failed to give a full explanation about allegations he received money in return for doing favors for a construction company. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Kotoshogiku suffers 1st loss

Kotoshogiku is surrounded by reporters after losing to Toyonoshima at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 22, 2016, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe vows to lead G-7 summit, seeks "equal pay for equal work"

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a policy speech during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016. Abe vowed to take the leadership in addressing regional and global challenges such as North Korea's nuclear ambitions as Japan hosts a summit of the world's seven major democracies and a trilateral summit with China and South Korea in the year 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown Prince Naruhito gives lecture on global water issues

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito gives a lecture on global water issues at Gakushuin Women's College in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016. Around 200 students attended. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Federer advances to Australian Open 4th round, securing 300th win

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot during an Australian Open third round match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in Melbourne on Jan. 22, 2016. Federer beat Dimitrov 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, becoming the first man to win 300 Grand Slam matches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Federer advances to Australian Open 4th round, securing 300th win

Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot during an Australian Open third round match against Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov in Melbourne on Jan. 22, 2016. Federer beat Dimitrov 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, becoming the first man to win 300 Grand Slam matches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe vows to lead G-7 summit, seeks "equal pay for equal work"

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a policy speech during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016. Abe vowed to take the leadership in addressing regional and global challenges such as North Korea's nuclear ambitions as Japan hosts a summit of the world's seven major democracies and a trilateral summit with China and South Korea in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsonga wins in Australian Open 3rd round

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France plays compatriot Pierre-Hugues Herbert during an Australian Open men's singles third-round match in Melbourne on Jan. 22, 2016. Tsonga won 6-4, 7-6(7), 7-6(4). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sharapova wins in Australian Open 3rd round

Maria Sharapova of Russia serves a ball during an Australian Open women's singles third-round match against Lauren Davis of the United States in Melbourne on Jan. 22, 2016. Sharapova won 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown Prince Naruhito gives lecture on global water issues

Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito gives a lecture on global water issues at Gakushuin Women's College in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016. Around 200 students attended. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka opens training to media

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka trains with former Rakuten Eagles teammates in Sendai on Jan. 22, 2016. Tanaka will enter his third season in the major leagues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan assures IOC main stadium for 2020 on track

Japanese Olympic Minister Toshiaki Endo (far R) and International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates (2nd from L) hold talks in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016. Endo told Coates, who heads the Coordination Commission for the Tokyo Olympics, construction plans for the main stadium to be used in 2020 are on track despite controversy surrounding the scrapping of the design originally chosen for the facility. (Pool photo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan assures IOC main stadium for 2020 on track

Japanese Olympic Minister Toshiaki Endo (L) and International Olympic Committee Vice President John Coates shake hands in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2016. Endo told Coates, who heads the Coordination Commission for the Tokyo Olympics, construction plans for the main stadium to be used in 2020 are on track despite controversy surrounding the scrapping of the design originally chosen for the facility. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to 4th round in Melbourne

Japan's Kei Nishikori acknowledges the crowd after defeating Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez three sets to one in the third round of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 22, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo