Japanese shogi player Kana Fukuma responds to a question during a news conference in Tokyo in this file photo taken Dec. 10, 2025. (Mainichi/Maiko Umeda) The Japan Shogi Association has deleted part ...

Kana Fukuma has spent most of her career far from the spotlight. Shogi, a popular Japanese strategic board game often compared to chess, rewards quiet focus rather than public confrontation, and the ...

Tokyo, Dec. 16 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Shogi Association announced Tuesday a review of its professional tournament rules for pregnant female players. The association will abolish its rule stipulating ...

The Japan Shogi Association has announced its decision to review a rule about prohibiting pregnant players from competing in title matches around their due date. The move comes after Fukuma Kana, who ...

A prominent shogi player says the league's rule forces players to choose between their children and careers A Japanese chess association has apologised to a prominent shogi player who criticised a ...

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 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.

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