The system of “joryu kishi,” which recognizes women as professional players of shogi, a traditional Japanese board game similar to chess, was established in 1974 by the Japan Shogi Association. At the ...

"Shogi" fans have a new destination to flock to in the capital where they can play the traditional game and attend commentary ...

The Shogi world in May 2026 is a dynamic mix of high-stakes professional competition and rapid digital innovation. With the Japan Shogi Association announcing major title match updates and 81Dojo ...

The Xbox Live Arcade finds itself with another board game this week. This one, though, you probably haven't played before. Shotest Shogi brings a chess-like game to the Live Arcade that is big ...

Shogi is in the midst of an unprecedented boom. Kishi Fujii Souta no Shogi Training is a full-fledged shogi training game supervised by professional shogi player Souta Fujii, who is a key figure of ...

Eliciting both surprise and admiration across the nation, Sota Fujii, a 14-year-old shogi player, unbeaten since he turned professional just last October, has set an all-time record of 29 consecutive ...

Former Japanese shogi master Hifumi Kato died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 86. The native of Fukuoka Prefecture was the first junior high school student to become a ...

Sota Fujii holds an online news conference in a room apart from reporters after becoming the youngest challenger for the Kisei title, at Shogi Hall in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on the evening of June 4, ...

To gain some intelligence points, in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and probably in real life too, you could always try your hand at Shogi — Japanese chess. Plus there is some pretty cool gear you can ...