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Police in Tokyo have arrested a 52-year-old professional go player on suspicion of allegedly assaulting his wife. Police said Sun Jin Chov is accused of beating his wife at their home on Sunday night, Kyodo News reported. According to the Japan Go Association (Nihon Ki-in) website, Cho is a Korean…
OSAKA Another child go prodigy has burst onto the scene, with elementary school third-grader Reo Fujita to become the youngest player ever in the professional ranks in Japan at 9 years and 4 months.
Professional go player Hsu Chia-yuan (許家元) was on Monday conferred the title of ninth dan the highest professional ranking at a ceremony in Tokyo.
Hsu, 23, received the title for winning the 59th Judan competition held in April. The competition, which is sponsored by Sankei Shimbun, has been held annually since 1962.
Representative to Japan Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) attended the ceremony, and used the opportunity to thank Japan for donating 1.24 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Taiwan.
Hsieh said Hsu’s win also demonstrated how the game of go could bring Taiwanese and Japanese even closer