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Fujii defends Meijin title

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against Masayuki Toyoshima after defending the most prestigious Meijin title by beating him in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.

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Fujii defends Meijin title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses with a bouquet of flowers after defending the most prestigious Meijin title 4-1 in a best-of-seven series against Masayuki Toyoshima in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 27, 2024. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.

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Fujii defends Meijin title

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against Masayuki Toyoshima after defending the most prestigious Meijin title by beating him in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.

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Fujii defends Meijin title

Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses with a bouquet of flowers after defending the most prestigious Meijin title 4-1 in a best-of-seven series against Masayuki Toyoshima in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 27, 2024. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.

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Tourists watch drift ice off Hokkaido

MONBETSU, Japan - An icebreaker carrying about 70 tourists sails through draft ice off Monbetsu on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido on Jan. 22.

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Tourists watch drift ice off Hokkaido

MONBETSU, Japan - An icebreaker carrying about 70 tourists sails through draft ice off Monbetsu on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido on Jan. 22.

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Tourists watch drift ice off Hokkaido

MONBETSU, Japan - An icebreaker carrying about 70 tourists sails through draft ice off Monbetsu on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido on Jan. 22.

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(3)Etau brings heavy rainfall to Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A stock farm building stands heavily damaged in the southern Hokkaido town of Monbetsu on Aug. 10 after typhoon Etau brought heavy rainfall before weakening into a temperature depression. Six people were missing and one dead in Hokkaido alone.

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(2)Etau brings heavy rainfall to Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Two southern Hokkaido towns of Niikappu and Monbetsu along the Atsubetsu River remain partly flooded on Aug. 10 after typhoon Etau brought heavy rainfall before weakening into a temperature depression. Six people were missing and one dead in Hokkaido alone.

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Tourists watch drift ice off Hokkaido

MONBETSU, Japan - An icebreaker carrying about 70 tourists sails through draft ice off Monbetsu on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido on Jan. 22. (Kyodo)

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Tourists watch drift ice off Hokkaido

MONBETSU, Japan - An icebreaker carrying about 70 tourists sails through draft ice off Monbetsu on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido on Jan. 22. (Kyodo)

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Tourists watch drift ice off Hokkaido

MONBETSU, Japan - An icebreaker carrying about 70 tourists sails through draft ice off Monbetsu on the northernmost Japanese island of Hokkaido on Jan. 22. (Kyodo)

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(3)Etau brings heavy rainfall to Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A stock farm building stands heavily damaged in the southern Hokkaido town of Monbetsu on Aug. 10 after typhoon Etau brought heavy rainfall before weakening into a temperature depression. Six people were missing and one dead in Hokkaido alone. (Kyodo)

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(2)Etau brings heavy rainfall to Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Two southern Hokkaido towns of Niikappu and Monbetsu along the Atsubetsu River remain partly flooded on Aug. 10 after typhoon Etau brought heavy rainfall before weakening into a temperature depression. Six people were missing and one dead in Hokkaido alone. (Kyodo)

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Drift ice flows southward off eastern Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard patrol ship sails through drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk some 70 kilometers northeast of Monbetsu Port in eastern Hokkaido on Jan. 8. Drift ice can be seen with the naked eye from land in around mid-January. Photo was provided by the coast guard local office in Monbetsu. (Kyodo)