Shogi star takes all titles

Shogi star Fujii Sota has become the first player to hold all eight major titles after winning the Oza championship. Shogi is a traditional Japanese board game similar to chess. The 21-year-old Fujii faced Nagase Takuya, the 31-year-old defending champion of the Oza title, in the fourth match of the best-of-five series in Kyoto on Wednesday.
Fujii won the series with three wins and one loss. In 2016, Fujii made his professional debut at the age of 14 years and 2 months, the youngest ever to do so. The Japanese government is considering giving the Prime Minister's Award to Fujii. Another top shogi player, Habu Yoshiharu, received the award in 1996.