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Shogi player Fujii receives PM Award

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2023, after attending a ceremony to receive the Prime Minister's Award for his achievement in becoming the first player ever to hold all eight shogi titles.

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Shogi player Fujii receives PM Award

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii meets the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2023, after attending a ceremony to receive the Prime Minister's Award for his achievement in becoming the first player ever to hold all eight shogi titles.

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Shogi player Fujii receives PM Award

Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) receives a certificate for the Prime Minister's Award from Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2023, for his achievement in becoming the first player ever to hold all eight shogi titles. (Pool photo)

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Fujii becomes 1st shogi player ever to hold all 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii attends a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 12, 2023, a day after clinching his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii becomes 1st shogi player ever to hold all 8 titles

Masayuki Kawamoto, mayor of the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, claps his hands on Oct. 12, 2023, in front of a drop curtain celebrating him clinching his eighth title, Oza, the previous day to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii becomes 1st shogi player ever to hold all 8 titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, pose on Oct. 12, 2023, in front of a drop curtain celebrating him clinching his eighth title, Oza, the previous day to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

KYOTO, Japan, Oct. 11 Kyodo - Shogi player Sota Fujii holds a paper card showing the word "eight crowns" during a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's PM Kishida to award shogi player Fujii

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, a day after shogi star Sota Fujii clinched his eighth title, Oza, to become the first player in history to hold all eight titles simultaneously. Kishida said that he will give the 21-year-old a prime minister's award to honor his accomplishment.

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Japan's PM Kishida to award shogi player Fujii

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 12, 2023, a day after shogi star Sota Fujii clinched his eighth title, Oza, to become the first player in history to hold all eight titles simultaneously. Kishida said that he will give the 21-year-old a prime minister's award to honor his accomplishment.

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Fujii becomes 1st shogi player ever to hold all 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii attends a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 12, 2023, a day after clinching his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii becomes 1st shogi player ever to hold all 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii attends a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 12, 2023, a day after clinching his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii becomes 1st shogi player ever to hold all 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii attends a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 12, 2023, a day after clinching his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii becomes 1st shogi player ever to hold all 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii attends a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 12, 2023, a day after clinching his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii becomes 1st shogi player ever to hold all 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii attends a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 12, 2023, a day after clinching his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii becomes 1st shogi player ever to hold all 8 titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii poses for a photo at a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 12, 2023, a day after clinching his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii attends a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, after clinching his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii holds a paper card showing the word "eight crowns" during a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii holds a paper card showing the word "eight crowns" during a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Shogi player Sota Fujii attends a press conference in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, after clinching his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate at a public viewing site on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate at a public viewing site on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched his eighth title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People grab copies of an extra edition of the local newspaper in front of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2023, after Sota Fujii clinched his eighth shogi title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii speaks in front of fans after clinching the eighth shogi title, Oza, with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People grab copies of an extra edition of the local newspaper in front of Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2023, after Sota Fujii clinched his eighth shogi title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People grab copies of an extra edition of the local newspaper in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2023, after Sota Fujii clinched his eighth shogi title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza to become the first player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii reviews his match against Takuya Nagase after beating him in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza at a hotel in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against Takuya Nagase after beating him in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza at a hotel in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii (2nd from R) receives applause from fans after beating Takuya Nagase (far R) in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii reviews his match against Takuya Nagase after beating him in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza at a hotel in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii reviews his match against Takuya Nagase after beating him in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza at a hotel in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

Sota Fujii speaks in front of fans after beating Takuya Nagase in Game 4 of the best-of-five series for the shogi title Oza in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2023, clinching his eighth title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched the eighth title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched the eighth title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched the eighth title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched the eighth title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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Fujii gets all 8 shogi titles

People in the Aichi Prefecture city of Seto, the hometown of shogi player Sota Fujii, celebrate on Oct. 11, 2023, after the 21-year-old clinched the eighth title with a victory over Takuya Nagase in the best-of-five series for the Oza title to become the first-ever player in shogi history to hold all eight shogi titles simultaneously.

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(220106) -- NUR-SULTAN, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a meeting of the Security Council in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Jan. 6, 2022. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Thursday ordered that a special team be created to investigate the mounting unrest rocking the Central Asian country and hold all perpetrators accountable for their violent acts.The mounting unrest prompted the Kazakh government to seek help from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which has decided to deploy peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan. (Kazakh presidential website/Handout via Xinhua)

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KAZAKHSTAN-NUR-SULTAN-TOKAYEV-MEETING-SECURITY COUNCIL

(220106) -- NUR-SULTAN, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a meeting of the Security Council in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Jan. 6, 2022. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Thursday ordered that a special team be created to investigate the mounting unrest rocking the Central Asian country and hold all perpetrators accountable for their violent acts.The mounting unrest prompted the Kazakh government to seek help from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which has decided to deploy peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan. (Kazakh presidential website/Handout via Xinhua)

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KAZAKHSTAN-NUR-SULTAN-TOKAYEV-MEETING-SECURITY COUNCIL

(220106) -- NUR-SULTAN, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attends a meeting of the Security Council in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Jan. 6, 2022. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Thursday ordered that a special team be created to investigate the mounting unrest rocking the Central Asian country and hold all perpetrators accountable for their violent acts.The mounting unrest prompted the Kazakh government to seek help from the Collective Security Treaty Organization, which has decided to deploy peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan. (Kazakh presidential website/Handout via Xinhua)

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Nippon Professional Baseball Commissioner Atsushi Saito meets the media in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2020, after the body decided to hold all 72 of its remaining preseason games behind closed doors due to the spread of a new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo