THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
February 14, 2023 at 18:57 JST
Reo Koyama poses for photographers after qualifying to become a professional shogi player in Osaka’s Fukushima Ward on Feb. 13. (Nobuhiro Shirai)
Shogi coach Reo Koyama quit his day job to compete in the board game he loved and it paid off when he became the first to become a professional without attending a special training academy. [Read More]
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