Shogi, a 20-piece board game popular in Japan, is similar to chess as two players alternate in moving one piece at a time to checkmate the opponent’s king. But unlike chess, players can reuse ...

TENDO, Yamagata Prefecture--Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii proved that his mastery over the Japanese board game extends even when the pieces become life-size and he's dressed up as a warlord. The 19 ...