The Yomiuri ShimbunRyuo title holder Sota Fujii is seen at an award ceremony in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday. An award ceremony was held in Tokyo on Wednesday for Ryuo shogi title holder Sota Fujii, who has won the Ryuo title match five consecutive times and earned the eisei lifetime Ryuo honor. At the ceremony, Japan Shogi Association President Ichiyo Shimizu presented Fujii with a Ryuo appointment certificate, and The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings Representative Director Akitoshi Muraoka presented a Ryuo cup and a certificate for the prize money: ¥44 million. “Even after obtaining the highest title of Ryuo, Fujii Ryuo remains humble. When a haori coat, made for the Ryuo title and paid for by crowdfunding, was presented to Fujii, the venue filled with warm applause.