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Female Meijin (go)
The is a Go competition. The Women's Meijin is the female version of the Meijin title. This title is sponsored by Fuji Evening Newspaper and Nippon Life Insurance , also known as or is the largest Japanese life insurance company by revenue. The company was founded in 1889 as the ''Nippon Life Assurance Co., Inc.'' In structure it is a mutual company. It first paid policyholder dividends in 1898. Ov .... The winner's purse is 5,100,000 Yen ($48,000). The tournament was not held in 2020 due to loss of sponsorship, but resumed for the 32nd tournament in 2021 with a new sponsor. Past winners Winners in chronological order: Winners by number of titles: References External linksNihon Ki-in archive (in Japanese) {{Go-stub [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shogi
, also known as Japanese chess, is a strategy board game for two players. It is one of the most popular board games in Japan and is in the same family of games as Western chess, ''chaturanga, Xiangqi'', Indian chess, and '' janggi''. ''Shōgi'' means general's (''shō'' ) board game (''gi'' ). Western chess is sometimes called (''Seiyō Shōgi'' ) in Japan. Shogi was the earliest chess-related historical game to allow captured pieces to be returned to the board by the capturing player. This drop rule is speculated to have been invented in the 15th century and possibly connected to the practice of 15th century mercenaries switching loyalties when captured instead of being killed. The earliest predecessor of the game, chaturanga, originated in India in the sixth century, and the game was likely transmitted to Japan via China or Korea sometime after the Nara period."Shogi". ''Encyclopædia Britannica''. 2002. Shogi in its present form was played as early as the 16th century, while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kato Keiko
Kato or Katō may refer to: Places *Kato, Guyana, a village in Guyana *Katō, Hyōgo, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan *Katō District, Hokkaido, a district located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan *Katowice, a city in Southern Poland, often abbreviated to Kato *Mankato, a city in Southern Minnesota, often abbreviated to Kato Brands and enterprises *Kato Airline, a small airline based in Evenes, Norway *Kato Airport, an airport in Guyana *Kato Precision Railroad Models, a manufacturer of model railroad equipment Fictional characters *Kato (The Green Hornet), comic book character *Kato, the main antagonist in Astrid Lindgren's book ''Mio, My Son'' *Cato Fong (originally spelled "Kato"), character from the ''Pink Panther'' film series, see list of The Pink Panther characters People *Kato (name), a given name and surname *Katō (surname), a Japanese surname Nickname or stage name *Kato (DJ), Danish DJ *Kato (producer), Korean-American music producer *Paul Diamond, Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nakamura Sumire
is a Japanese professional Go player. She became the youngest ever female professional Go player in Japan on April 1, 2019. She made her professional debut on April 22, 2019 in the preliminary round of the Ryusei tournament in western Japan at age 10 years and one month, breaking the record held by Rina Fujisawa in 2010 at age 11 years and 8 months. She is also the first Go player to turn pro under Nihon Ki-in's special screening system for "prospective, talented" players who can compete with top players from other countries. Biography Born in 2009 in Tokyo, Japan, Nakamura is the daughter of Shinya Nakamura, a 9-dan professional Go player. She started playing the ancient board game with her father when she was three and has been competing in national tournaments in Japan since she was seven. At the end of her first calendar year (2019) as a professional, the Power Report (for December 30, 2019) says "Sumire’s record for the first 'year' (actually nine months) of her career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ueno Asami
, born 26 October 2001, is a Japanese professional Go player at Nihon Ki-in The Nihon Ki-in (), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go associat ... since 2016. Achievements References External links Nihon Ki-in profile(in Japanese) 2001 births Living people Japanese Go players Female Go players 21st-century Go players Sportspeople from Tokyo {{Japan-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yashiro Kumiko
Yashiro is a Japanese surname and a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Yashiro can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples: *社, "company" *矢士呂, "arrow, knight, backbone" *矢白, "arrow, white" The name can also be written in hiragana やしろ or katakana ヤシロ. Yashirō or Yashirou is a separate Japanese given name, though it may be romanized the same way Yashiro. Some examples: *矢四郎, "arrow, four, son" *弥四郎, "more and more, four, son" *野四郎, "field, four, son" *夜史郎, "night, history, son" *八史朗, "eight, history, clear" *耶司郎, "question mark, administer, son" The name can also be written in hiragana やしろう or katakana ヤシロウ. Notable people with the given name Yashiro * , Japanese samurai Notable people with the surname Yashiro * , Japanese enka singer and painter * , Japanese composer * , Japanese samurai * , Japanese businessman * , Japanese gravure idol, ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fujisawa Rina
Rina Fujisawa (藤沢 里菜 ''Fujisawa Rina'', born 18 September 1998) is a Japanese professional Go player. Biography Fujisawa is the daughter of Kazunari Fujisawa, an 8-dan professional Go player. She is also the granddaughter of the late Honorary Kisei, Hideyuki Fujisawa. She became a professional player in 2010 at the age of 11 years and 6 months, making her the youngest player in Japan to become pro; it was announced on 5 January 2019 that this record would be broken by Sumire Nakamura on 1 April 2019. Achievements In 2014, she was the winner of the 1st Aizu Central Hospital Cup. The victory made her the youngest female title holder in Japan at 15 years and 9 months. Later that year, she won the Female Honinbo title. She was the youngest Female Honinbo title holder at the age of 16 years and 1 month. The previous record was set by Hsieh Yimin Hsieh Yimin (; born on 16 November 1989) is a Taiwanese-born professional Go player in Japan. She holds the titles of Hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzuki Ayumi
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Minami-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Suzuki manufactures automobiles, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), outboard marine engines, wheelchairs and a variety of other small internal combustion engines. In 2016, Suzuki was the eleventh biggest automaker by production worldwide. Suzuki has over 45,000 employees and has 35 production facilities in 23 countries, and 133 distributors in 192 countries. The worldwide sales volume of automobiles is the world's tenth largest, while domestic sales volume is the third largest in the country. Suzuki's domestic motorcycle sales volume is the third largest in Japan. History In 1909, Michio Suzuki (1887–1982) founded the Suzuki Loom Works in the small seacoast village of Hamamatsu, Japan. Business boomed as Suzuki built weaving looms for Japan's giant silk industry. In 1929, Michio Suzuki invented a new type of weaving machine, which was exported overseas. The company's first 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okuda Aya
Okuda (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Amy Okuda, actress * Atsuya Okuda, Japanese-born teacher and craftsman of the ''hocchiku'', an unrefined bamboo flute *, Japanese footballer * Denise Okuda, author, co-author of the Star Trek Encyclopedia * Eiji Okuda (b. 1950), Japanese actor and film director * Gensou Okuda (1912 - 2003), Japanese Nihonga painter *, Japanese footballer * Hiroshi Okuda (b. 1932), chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation * Hitoshi Okuda, is a Japanese manga artist * Keijin Okuda, (b. 1972), Japanese voice actor * Michael Okuda, graphic designer best known for his work on Star Trek *, Japanese golfer * Shoji Okuda, petty officer who served as an aerial observer in the Imperial Japanese Navy * Shuri Okuda (b. 1989), Japanese professional wrestler * Shunsaku Okuda, Japanese musician and member of the J-Rock band The Brilliant Green * Tamio Okuda (b. 1965), Japanese singer, songwriter, and producer * Ted Okuda (b. 1953), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiaki Mukai (Go Player)
is a Japanese professional 6-dan Go player This article gives an overview of well-known professional and amateur players of the board game Go throughout the ages. The page has been divided into sections based on the era in which the Go players played and the country in which they play .... She is a disciple of Honda Sachiko. References External links Nihon Ki-in profile(in Japanese) Living people 1987 births Japanese Go players Female Go players Go players at the 2010 Asian Games {{Japan-Go-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinen Kaori
is a professional Go player. Biography Kaori Chinen became a professional in 1993. She was promoted to 3 dan four years later in 1997. She married fellow professional go player Yo Kagen in 1997. She holds the female record for longest defense of a title, keeping the Women's Kisei The is a Japanese Go competition. Outline The Women's Kisei is sponsored by NTT DoCoMo, and uses a hayago format, of 30 seconds per move and a 10x1 minute byo-yomi, unlike the Kisei, which uses an eight-hour thinking time format. The winn ... for 6 straight years. . Titles & runners-up Notes External links (in Japanese) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xie Yimin
Hsieh Yimin (; born on 16 November 1989) is a Taiwanese-born professional Go player in Japan. She holds the titles of Honorary Female Honinbo and Honorary Female Meijin, and currently holds three major female titles in Japan: Female Meijin, Female Kisei and Female Honinbo. Biography Hsieh started playing Go at the age of five at the Go school that her older brother was attending. At age seven, she competed in a children's group tournament held in South Korea as the fifth member of the Taipei team, and won three out of three matches. After winning the Kaiho National Children's Go Cup at age eight, Cheng Mingchi introduced her to Kou Mousei, her future teacher. Hsieh became an insei at the Nihon Ki-in in 2002. Hsieh became a professional Go player in 2004. By becoming a professional at age 14 years and 4 months, she set the record for the youngest female professional player at the time. Also, she was the fourth female player to become a professional through the main leagu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koyama Terumi
Koyama ( ja, link=no, 小山) or Kōyama ( ja, link=no, 高山, 神山) may refer to: Places * Koyama (island), an island part of the Bajuni Islands archipelago in the Indian Ocean * Kōyama, Kagoshima, a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima, Japan merged in 2005 with the town of Uchinoura * Koyama Station, a train station in Tottori, Tottori Prefecture, Japan People * Hisako Koyama (born 1916), a Japanese Astronomer *, Japanese actress * Andy Koyama (born 1962), Canadian sound engineer * Chire Koyama (born 1964), a Chinese-Japanese former table tennis world champion * Hikaru Koyama (probably living), a member of Hinoi Team, a former Japanese female pop group * Hiroshige Koyama (H.Koyama, born 1937), a Japanese botanist * Keiichiro Koyama (born 1984), a Japanese musician * Kenji Koyama (born 1972), a Japanese football player * Kimiko Koyama (born 1979), a Japanese female voice actor * Kosuke Koyama (1929-2009), a Japanese Protestant Christian theologian * Kiyoshige Koya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
