Toshihiko Kawaguchi (1936-2015), an 8-dan pro shogi player, famously stated that only those who are meant to become Meijin (grand master) can win a Meijin-sen match “because every Meijin is someone ...

Shogi professional Madoka Kitao recently ended her playing career but the contribution she made to the traditional board game ...

Persona 5 is the most recent entry in a line of deep JRPG video games that incorporate a unique mash-up of traditional RPG action, dating sims, urban fantasy, and Jungian psychology. An important ...

Former Japanese shogi master Hifumi Kato died of pneumonia at a hospital in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 86. The native of Fukuoka Prefecture was the first junior high school student to become a ...

The Xbox Live Arcade finds itself with another board game this week. This one, though, you probably haven't played before. Shotest Shogi brings a chess-like game to the Live Arcade that is big ...

A top Japanese professional women's shogi player has raised concerns over the Japan Shogi Association's handling of pregnancy and childbirth among players. Shogi is a Japanese game similar to chess.

The crowd of San Franciscans, some scurrying and some loitering, around Ellis and Mason streets Wednesday seemed oblivious to the intense, high-stakes drama unfolding in a tiny hotel conference room ...

William Parks is a Game Rant editor from the USA. Upon graduating from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, William entered the realm of fine arts administration, ...

After a record-breaking streak of 29 shogi victories in a row, Sota Fujii's fairytale has come to an end -- at least for the moment. On July 2, the 14-year-old prodigy was finally beaten, by ...

To gain some intelligence points, in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth and probably in real life too, you could always try your hand at Shogi — Japanese chess. Plus there is some pretty cool gear you can ...