OSAKA—A shogi player has lost a match for wearing a face mask improperly, the second such forfeit since the pandemic-era rule went into force last year. Ichiro Hiura, 56, was disqualified after ...
Eighth-dan shogi player Ichiro Hiura (Photo courtesy of the Japan Shogi Association) TOKYO -- A shogi player has been given a three-month suspension after he was disqualified in three consecutive ...
The Japan Shogi Association has deleted part of its match regulations pertaining to pregnancy and childbirth for shogi players in the women's division. Amid high expectations for the performance of ...
The Japan Shogi Association apologized Wednesday to six-title-holding women's player Kana Fukuma over its treatment of pregnant players, adding it is preparing rule revisions to better reflect their ...
A Japanese chess association has apologised to a prominent shogi player who criticised a rule that bars pregnant players from title matches around their expected due dates. Under the current rules of ...