He is taking the shogi world by storm! According to many news resources, he is the first player to hold all eight major shoji titles. What a feat!
The next question and the most important question. Has his interest in shogi increased the popularity of the game? And has there been an increase in player numbers?
Board games have long been played by many, but since the invention of game systems like the Switch and PlayStation, popularity has gone down significantly. Especially for classic games like chess and shogi.
How many of you can play chess or shogi? And how many of you still play often? How many children can play one of these two games nowadays?