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[Breaking News]Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii poses at a press conference in Nagoya on July 1, 2024, after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five defending match in the central Japan city. The 21-year old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.(Kyodo)

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on July 2, 2024, a day after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five title defense in the central Japan city. The 21-year-old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on July 2, 2024, a day after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five title defense in the central Japan city. The 21-year-old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on July 2, 2024, a day after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five title defense in the central Japan city. The 21-year-old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on July 2, 2024, a day after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five title defense in the central Japan city. The 21-year-old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi player Sota Fujii (facing camera) reviews his match against Takayuki Yamasaki after beating him in the third of a best-of-five series of games to defend his Kisei title in Nagoya on July 1, 2024. The win earned Fujii, holder of six other titles, lifetime status for the Kisei, making the 21-year old the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

People in the central Japan city of Seto, shogi star Sota Fujii's hometown, celebrate on July 1, 2024, after he earned lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five title defense in Nagoya. The 21-year old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii speaks in front of fans in Nagoya on July 1, 2024, after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five defending match in the central Japan city. The 21-year old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on July 1, 2024, after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five defending match in the central Japan city. The 21-year old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on July 1, 2024, after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five defending match in the central Japan city. The 21-year old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on July 1, 2024, after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five defending match in the central Japan city. The 21-year old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii poses at a press conference in Nagoya on July 1, 2024, after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five defending match in the central Japan city. The 21-year old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

Shogi star Sota Fujii poses at a press conference in Nagoya on July 1, 2024, after earning lifetime status for the Kisei title by beating challenger Takayuki Yamasaki 3-0 in a best-of-five defending match in the central Japan city. The 21-year old, who holds six other titles, became the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.

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Fujii defends Osho title

TOKYO, Japan Kyodo - Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.(Kyodo)

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, attends a press conference after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Fujii defends Osho title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.

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Teen Go prodigy Nakamura to shift playing base to S. Korea

Sumire Nakamura, a 14-year-old Japanese prodigy in the ancient board game of Go, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2023, after South Korea's Go governing body approved her application to shift her playing base to South Korea, a country that has produced many world champions. (Kyodo)

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Celebration for Fujii winning 2 major shogi titles

SETO, Japan, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken Aug. 21, 2020, shows posters put up in shogi prodigy Sota Fujii's hometown in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrating 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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11 injured as train derails in Wakayama Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - Workers are trying to restore a derailed four-car train on the JR Kisei Line in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture. The train was derailed June 2 after running over logs scattered on the track. Eleven passengers were injured.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

People in teenage shogi player Sota Fujii's hometown Seto in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate on Nov. 13, 2021, after he clinched Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from Masayuki Toyoshima in the fourth match of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

People in teenage shogi player Sota Fujii's hometown Seto in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate on Nov. 13, 2021, after he clinched Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from Masayuki Toyoshima in the fourth match of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

People in teenage shogi player Sota Fujii's hometown Seto in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate on Nov. 13, 2021, after he clinched Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from Masayuki Toyoshima in the fourth match of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

People in teenage shogi player Sota Fujii's hometown Seto in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate on Nov. 13, 2021, after he clinched Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from Masayuki Toyoshima in the fourth match of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

People in teenage shogi player Sota Fujii's hometown Seto in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate on Nov. 13, 2021, after he clinched Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from Masayuki Toyoshima in the fourth match of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

Teenage shogi player Sota Fujii poses at a hotel in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Ube, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2021, after clinching Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from Masayuki Toyoshima in the fourth match of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

Teenage shogi player Sota Fujii speaks at a press conference at a hotel in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Ube, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2021, after clinching Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from Masayuki Toyoshima in the fourth match of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

Teenage shogi player Sota Fujii poses at a hotel in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Ube, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2021, after clinching Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from Masayuki Toyoshima in the fourth match of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

Teenage shogi player Sota Fujii poses at a hotel in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Ube, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2021, after clinching Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from Masayuki Toyoshima in the fourth match of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

Teenage shogi player Sota Fujii (R) reviews his match against Masayuki Toyoshima at a hotel in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Ube, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2021, after clinching Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from him in Game 4 of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time. (Pool photo)

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

Teenage shogi player Sota Fujii reviews his match against Masayuki Toyoshima at a hotel in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Ube, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2021, after clinching Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from him in Game 4 of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time. (Pool photo)

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 4 titles

Teenage shogi player Sota Fujii reviews his match against Masayuki Toyoshima at a hotel in the Yamaguchi Prefecture city of Ube, western Japan, on Nov. 13, 2021, after clinching Ryuo, shogi's most prestigious title, from him in Game 4 of the best-of-seven series. At 19 years and three months, Fujii, holder of three other major titles -- Oi, Kisei and Eio -- became the youngest player to hold four of the eight major titles at the same time. (Pool photo)

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 3 titles

Shogi sensation Sota Fujii poses for photos in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2021, after clinching Eio, one of shogi's eight major titles, from Masayuki Toyoshima in the final match of the best-of-five series in Tokyo. At 19 years and 1 month, Fujii, holder of two other major titles -- Oi and Kisei -- became the youngest player to hold three titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 3 titles

Shogi sensation Sota Fujii poses for photos in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2021, after clinching Eio, one of shogi's eight major titles, from Masayuki Toyoshima in the final match of the best-of-five series in Tokyo. At 19 years and one month, Fujii, holder of two other major titles -- Oi and Kisei -- became the youngest player to hold three titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 3 titles

Undated file photo shows Shogi sensation Sota Fujii. He clinched Eio, one of shogi's eight major titles, by beating Masayuki Toyoshima in the final match of the best-of-five series on Sept. 13, 2021, in Tokyo. At 19 years and one month, Fujii, holder of two other major titles -- Oi and Kisei -- became the youngest player to hold three titles at the same time.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 2 major titles

Eighteen-year-old shogi sensation Sota Fujii speaks after completing a four-game sweep of Kazuki Kimura in the Oi championship series in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 20, 2020. Fujii became the youngest player ever to hold two major titles about a month after winning the Kisei crown.

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi sensation Sota Fujii meets the press in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Numazu on July 4, 2021, a day after the 18-year-old defended the major shogi title Kisei by beating 37-year-old Akira Watanabe, holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, by 3-0 in a best-of-five series.

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi sensation Sota Fujii poses during a press conference in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Numazu on July 4, 2021, a day after the 18-year-old defended the major shogi title Kisei by beating 37-year-old Akira Watanabe, holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, by 3-0 in a best-of-five series.

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi sensation Sota Fujii holds a sign reading "remember what state of mind one was in at first" during a press conference in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Numazu on July 4, 2021, a day after the 18-year-old defended the major shogi title Kisei by beating 37-year-old Akira Watanabe, holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, by 3-0 in a best-of-five series.

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Celebration for Fujii winning 2 major shogi titles

Children in shogi prodigy Sota Fujii's hometown in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate on Aug. 21, 2020, a day after the 18-year-old became the youngest player ever to win two of the game's major titles, Oi and Kisei.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 2 major titles

Eighteen-year-old shogi sensation Sota Fujii takes on defending champion Kazuki Kimura in the Oi championship series in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 20, 2020. Fujii completed a four-game sweep in the best-of-seven series, making him the youngest player ever to hold two major titles about a month after winning the Kisei crown. (Pool photo)

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 2 major titles

Eighteen-year-old shogi sensation Sota Fujii poses for a photo after completing a four-game sweep of Kazuki Kimura in the Oi championship series in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 20, 2020. Fujii became the youngest player ever to hold two major titles about a month after winning the Kisei crown.

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Fujii becomes youngest shogi player to hold 2 major titles

People celebrate in Seto, the hometown of shogi sensation Sota Fujii, in central Japan on Aug. 20, 2020, after the 18-year-old completed a four-game sweep of Kazuki Kimura in the Oi championship series in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, earlier in the day. Fujii became the youngest player ever to hold two major titles about a month after winning the Kisei crown.

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Fujii-Watanabe shogi championship series

Sota Fujii (L) and Akira Watanabe, seen in this combined file photo, met in the best-of-five Kisei shogi championship series that began on June 6, 2021, in Kisarazu, near Tokyo.

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Fujii-Watanabe shogi championship series

Kisei champion Sota Fujii (R) faces challenger Akira Watanabe in Game 1 of the best-of-five shogi championship series in Kisarazu, near Tokyo, on June 6, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Fujii-Watanabe shogi championship series

Kisei champion Sota Fujii (R) faces challenger Akira Watanabe in Game 1 of the best-of-five shogi championship series in Kisarazu, near Tokyo, on June 6, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Oi shogi championship series

People in shogi sensation Sota Fujii's hometown in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, follow with rapt attention a shogi match between the 18-year-old and defending champion Kazuki Kimura in the Oi championship series on Aug. 20, 2020. Fujii won the match held in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka, completing a four-game sweep in the best-of-seven series to become the youngest player ever to hold two major titles about a month after winning the Kisei crown.

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Celebration for Fujii winning 2 major shogi titles

Photo taken Aug. 21, 2020, shows a banner put up at the city hall in shogi prodigy Sota Fujii's hometown in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrating 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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Celebration for Fujii winning 2 major shogi titles

Photo taken Aug. 21, 2020, shows posters put up in shogi prodigy Sota Fujii's hometown in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, celebrating the 18-year-old's feat in becoming the youngest player ever to win two of the game's major titles, Oi and Kisei.