Yoshiharu Habu, the only “shogi” player to receive the People’s Honor Award, finds himself not only without a title, but also the chance to challenge for one. Habu, 51, was defeated Feb.

Shogi player Akira Watanabe prepares to return home after suffering leg pain during the sixth-round match in the Meijin A-Class ranking tournament that prompted him to resign, in Tokyo's Shibuya ...

"Shogi" wunderkind Sota Fujii showed his mettle in winning the deciding game of the Eio championship on Sept. 13, becoming the youngest player to capture the sport’s triple crown. Fujii, 19 ...

*First broadcast on December 12, 2024. Admired by John F. Kennedy, Uesugi Yozan was a feudal lord who took over the Yonezawa Domain at the age of 15. He enacted financial reforms that led the ...

*First broadcast on November 21, 2024. Adam Smith is a potter from England who follows a self-sufficient lifestyle in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture. He creates rich natural colors by using ...