is a Japanese

renju ''Renju'' (Japanese: 連珠) is a professional variant of gomoku. It was named renju by Japanese journalist Ruikou Kuroiwa (黒岩涙香) on December 6, 1899 in a Japanese newspaper ''Yorozu chouhou'' (萬朝報). The name "renju" comes from th ...

player. He won Renju World Champion in 1997. Up to 2009, Kazuto Kasegawa has been the Japan's

Meijin is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryūō. The word ''meijin'' (名 ''mei'' "excellent, artful", 人 ''jin'' "person") refers to a highly skilled master of a certain field ( ...

title holder for 6 years.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasegawa, Kazuto 1963 births Living people Renju world champions Japanese Renju players