{
  "id": 13869725,
  "title": "Nishiyama Earns Right to Become Shogi’s 1st Woman Kishi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/nishiyama-earns-right-to-become-shogis-1st-woman-kishi",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-12T04:11:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/news-services/jiji-press/20261012-353402/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tomoka Nishiyama, a highly accomplished female professional shogi player, was granted the opportunity to become the first woman kishi on Saturday. This achievement was the result of her fifth consecutive win of the Hakurei title. Currently, Nishiyama holds four joryu kishi titles, including the prestigious Hakurei and Seirei titles. The kishi and joryu kishi systems operate under different professional structures; while the joryu kishi system is exclusively for women, both male and female players can become kishi. If Nishiyama chooses to utilize her newly earned right, she will become the pioneering female kishi in the history of shogi.",
  "summary": "KANAZAWA (Jiji Press) — Tomoka Nishiyama, a joryu kishi, or female professional shogi player, obtained the right to become a kishi, a player under a different professional system for the board game, on Saturday, when she won the Hakurei title for the fifth time.",
  "key_points": [
    "Tomoka Nishiyama becomes first woman kishi in shogi history.",
    "Wins fifth consecutive Hakurei title, totaling four joryu kishi titles.",
    "Female and male players can become kishi under different professional systems."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Nishiyama’s unprecedented success bridges the gap between gender-exclusive professional structures and the open kishi system, potentially dismantling long-standing barriers for female players in the sport of shogi.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}