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    Meijin (名人) is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryūō. The word meijin (名 mei "excellent...
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    Takahashi Meijin (高橋名人, literally Master Takahashi), real name Toshiyuki Takahashi (高橋 利幸, Takahashi Toshiyuki, born May 23, 1959 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō)...
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  • Meijin (名人) means "Expert or Master". It is the name of the second most prestigious Japanese Go Tournament. It also refers to a traditional Japanese title...
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  • Meijin (名人) is a Renju title in Japan. The Meijin title tournament, formally called the All Japan Renju Meijin-sen (全日本連珠名人戦), is played every year in...
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    Toramaru Shibano (category 1999 births)
    (芝野 虎丸, Shibano Toramaru, born 9 November 1999) is a Japanese Go professional who won the prestigious Meijin tournament in 2019 at age 19, becoming the...
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  • Wu Meijin (simplified Chinese: 吴美锦; traditional Chinese: 吳美錦; pinyin: Wú Měijǐn; born April 25, 1980, in Ruian, Zhejiang) is a Chinese weightlifter who...
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  • The Women's Meijin (女流名人戦, Joryū Meijin-sen) is a Go competition. The Women's Meijin is the female version of the Meijin title. This title is sponsored...
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  • The Women's Meijin (女流名人 (Joryū Meijin)) is one of the eight major titles of women's professional shogi. The title is awarded yearly to the winner of the...
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    account of his machinations (in the Zain Danso) towards obtaining the post of Meijin Godokoro. Today, Shusaku's reputation is more balanced in Japan, where a...
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    ten players received the title of Meijin. Several other players (16 total) received the title of Jun-Meijin (half-Meijin), which is considered to equal an...
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