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Women's Honinbo
The is a Japanese Go competition. Outline The Women's Honinbo is the female version of the Honinbo. It is sponsored by the Kyodo News Agency and Sompo Japan Insurance , formerly NKSJ Holdings and , is a Japanese insurance company. It is the second-largest property insurance company in Japan only behind Tokio Marine, with market share of 19.3% in 2007. The “Sompo” in the company's name means in Japanese, t .... The winner's purse is 5,500,000 yen.https://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/match/fhoninbo/042.html Past winners Winners in chronological order: Winners by number of titles: References External links Nihon Ki-in archive(in Japanese) The Female Honinbo Tournament Go competitions in Japan {{Go-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Competitions
This is a list of professional Go tournaments, for competitors in the board game of ''Go''. The tradition, initiated by the Honinbo Tournament in Japan, is for an event to be run annually, leading up to a title match and the award of a title for one year to the winner. Tournaments do not consist, generally, of players coming together in one place for a short period, but are spread out over time. International Open Major * Ing Cup is a tournament sponsored by Ing Chang-ki, Yomiuri Shimbun, the Nihon-Kiin and the Kansai-Kiin every four years. The winner's purse is $500,000. The current title holder (2016) is Tang Weixing. * LG Cup is a tournament sponsored by LG Group. The winner's purse is 250,000,000 Won/$250,000. The current title holder (2021) is Shin Min-jun. * Samsung Cup is a tournament sponsored by Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance (which is a branch of the Samsung Group) and the Hanguk Kiwon. The winner's prize is 250,000,000 Won/$250,000. The current title holder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsukuda Akiko
Tsukuda (written: 佃 lit. "cultivated rice field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese cyclist See also *Tsukuda Station (other) Tsukuda Station is the name of two train stations in Japan: * Tsukuda Station (Gunma) (津久田駅) * Tsukuda Station (Tokushima) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Miyoshi, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Shiko ..., multiple train stations in Japan {{surname, Tsukuda Japanese-language surnames ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Aoki Kikuyo
is an 8-dan professional Go player. Biography Kikuyo joined the Nihon Ki-in in 1981. She is the sister of Shinichi Aoki, who is a 9 dan professional at the Nihon Ki-in. Kikuyo has won 10 major titles. Promotion Record Titles See also * International Go Federation * List of Go organizations List of Go organizations: International * International Go Federation (IGF) (1982) Continental In 2021: * European Go Federation (2010) (EGF), for Europe * Asian Go Federation (2015), for Asia * Ibero-American Go Federation ( Federación ... * List of professional Go tournaments References 1968 births Japanese Go players Living people Female Go players 21st-century Go players {{Japan-Go-bio-stub ... [...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] |
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] |
Inori Yoko
is a Japanese word meaning "prayer", and is occasionally used as a feminine name in Japanese. It may refer to: People * Inori Minase (水瀬 いのり, born 1995), Japanese actress, voice actress and singer who played Rem in '' Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'' Fictional characters * Inori Aizawa, an anthropomorphic character created to represent Internet Explorer. *Inori Hiiragi, a character from ''Lucky Star'' *Inori Yamabuki, a main character from ''Fresh Pretty Cure!'' *Inori Yuzuriha, one of the protagonists from the anime '' Guilty Crown''. Music * "Inori" (Sakanaction song), 2013 * "Inori" (Hitomi Shimatani song), 2005 * ''Inori'' (Stockhausen), a 1974 composition by Karlheinz Stockhausen * "Inori" (Ayahi Takagaki come across Feldt Grace song), 2009, a song performed by Ayahi Takagaki in the role of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 character Feldt Grace * "Inori", a 1983 song by The Alfee * "Inori", a 1999 single by Hitoe Arakaki * "Inori", a 2007 DVD single by Def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobayashi Izumi
is a professional Go player. Biography Izumi Kobayashi grew up in a family of accomplished Go players. She has joked that she first played Go in her mother's womb. Her father is Koichi Kobayashi, the man who ranks third in number of titles held in Japan. Her maternal grandfather was Kitani Minoru, one of the leading players and probably the greatest Go teacher. Her mother was Reiko Kobayashi , née , is a Japanese figure skating coach and former competitor. She won gold medals at the 1977 Nebelhorn Trophy, 1977 Grand Prix International St. Gervais, and 1980–81 Japan Championships. Kobayashi has coached Mao Asada, Risa Shoji R ... née Kitani (1939–1996), 6 dan, who won the All-Japan Women's Championship several timeShe became a professional go player in 1995, and was promoted to her current rank, 6 dan, in 2004. She is married to Cho U, one of the top players in Japan. Promotion record Titles & runners-up References 1977 births Japanese Go pl ... [...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] |
