Japan Shogi Association#Headquarters and other offices

For much of its early history, shogi followed an iemoto system centered around three families (schools): the {{Interlanguage link multi|Ōhashi School (shogi)|ja|3=大橋本家|lt=Ōhashi (main)}}, the {{Interlanguage link multi|Ōhashi School (branch)|ja|3=大橋分家|lt=Ōhashi (branch)}} and the {{Interlanguage link multi|Itō School (shogi)|ja|3=伊藤氏#伊藤家 (将棋)|lt=Itō}}.{{efn|The Ōhashi School (main) was founded by Ōhashi Sōkei I, the 1st Hereditary Meijin, in 1612. Sōkei's second son Ōhashi Sōyo I was not next in line to succeed his father so he established the Ōhashi School (branch) during the Kan'ei Era. In 1636, Sōkei's son-in-law Itō Sōkan I, the 3rd Hereditary Meijin, established the Itō School.}}{{cite book|last=Hosking|first=Tony|year=1997|title=The Art of Shogi|location=Stratford-upon-Avon, England|publisher=The Shogi Foundation|isbn=978-0953108909|page=4}} The Meijin title was hereditary and could only be held by members of these three families. These three schools were supported by the Tokugawa shogunate and thus controlled the professional shogi world up until 1868 when the Meiji Restoration began.{{sfn|Hosking|1997|page=5}} By the time {{Interlanguage link multi|Sōin Itō|ja|3=伊藤宗印 (8代)}}, the eighth and last head of the Itō school and the 11th Hereditary Meijin, had died in 1893, the influence of the families had decreased to such an extent that they had no real power at all.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/history.html|title=Sōritsu - Enkaku|script-title=ja:創立・沿革|language=ja|trans-title=Establishment/History|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=May 24, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006120701/http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/history.html|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}

In 1921, there were three groups of professional players in the Tokyo area: the 東京将棊倶楽部 led by {{Interlanguage link multi | Kinjirō Sekine|ja| 3=関根金次郎 | lt=Kinjirō Sekine }} (the thirteen Lifetime Meijin), the 東京将棊同盟社 led by Ichitarō Doi, and the 東京将棊研究會 led by Kumao Ōsaki. Additionally, western Japan had its own separate organizations. On September 8, 1924, the Tokyo players united together to found the {{nihongo|Tokyo Shogi Federation|東京将棋連盟|tōkyō shōgi renmei}}, the earliest form of the JSA, with Doi as president and Sekine as honorary president.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/history/story/index08.html|title = 日本将棋の歴史（8）｜将棋の歴史｜日本将棋連盟}} The Tokyo Shogi Federation changed its name to Nihon Shōgi Renmei (日本将棋連盟) in 1927 with Sekine as president. In 1932, the president changed back to Doi with Sekine again as honorary president. {{Interlanguage link multi | Yasujirō Kon|ja| 3=金易二郎 | lt=Yasujirō Kon }} replaced Doi as president in 1934. However, the shogi world was split again in 1935 when a western guild of players called {{nihongo | Japan Shogi Reform Society | 日本将棋革新協会 | nihon shōgi kakushin kyōkai}} with Chōtarō Hanada as its president separated from the eastern Nihon Shōgi Renmei due to a controversy over the 8-dan promotion of Tatsunosuke Kanda.{{Cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/column/2017/06/post_188.html|title = 将棋界最大の危機！それを救ったのはあの名誉名人だった【今日は何の日？】｜将棋コラム｜日本将棋連盟}} In 1936, the two sections along with a western third sect (Tatsunosuke Kanda's 十一日会 group) merged to form the {{nihongo | Shogi Consolidation Association | 将棋大成会 | shōgi taisei-kai}} with Sekine as its president.{{cite journal | last=Hisao | first=Hirotsu | date=1980 | title=The secret history of the .... encounter at Tenryu Temple: Sakata vs Hanada | journal=Shogi | issue=26 | pages=17–20 | translator-last=Fairbairn | translator-first=John }} With this merger, it became possible to hold the first Real Strength (nonhereditary) Meijin tournament. Yoshio Kimura, who became the first nonhereditary Meijin in 1937, replaced Sekine as president in 1938. In 1947, it officially changed its name back to Nihon Shōgi Renmei with Kimura still as president. In 1949, it became a legal entity (社団法人 shadan hōjin 'corporate person') for the first time.{{cite journal | date=1983 | title=Nihon Shogi Renmei | journal=Shogi | issue=41 | pages=20 | editor1-last=Hodges | editor1-first=George }}

The JSA celebrated its 81st anniversary in November 2005, which was significant because a shogi board consists of 81 squares.{{cite news|url=http://www.shikoku-np.co.jp/national/culture_entertainment/20051120000239|script-title=ja:マス目にちなんで81周年／日本将棋連盟|title=Masume ni Chanto Hachijūichi Shūnen/Nihon Shōgi Renmei|trans-title=Japan Shogi Association 81st Anniversary: Exact number of squares on a shogi board|language=ja|date=November 20, 2005|newspaper=Shikoku News|access-date=December 30, 2015}}

On its official website, the JSA states that its aims are "to contribute to the development of Japanese traditional culture, to help increase shogi's popularity and development as an art form, to contribute to spread an increased understanding of Japanese culture and traditions and to establish friendly exchanges with people of other countries through shogi".{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/summary.html|title=Soshiki Gaiyō: Mokuteki - Unei|script-title=ja:組織概要-目的・運営|trans-title=Organizational overview: Aims and Operation|language=ja|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 12, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709104056/http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/summary.html|archive-date=July 9, 2014}}{{efn|The original Japanese is {{nihongo2|"目的として「将棋の普及発展と技術向上を図り、我が国の文化の向上、伝承に資するとともに、将棋を通じて諸外国との交流親善を図り、もって伝統文化の向上発展に寄与すること」を謳っています。"}}}}

Both the JSA's official homepage {{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/summary.html|title=Soshiki Gaiyō - Jigyō Gaiyō|script-title=ja:組織概要-事業概要|trans-title=Organizational overview: Activities|language=ja|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=July 29, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709104056/http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/summary.html|archive-date=July 9, 2014}} and by-laws {{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/report/23-1.pdf|title=Kōeki Shadan Hōjin Nihon Shōgi Renmei - Teikan: Dai Ni Shō Dai Yon Jō (Jigyō)|script-title=ja:公益社団法人日本将棋連盟-定 款: 第2章第4条 (事業)|trans-title=Japan Shogi Association By-laws: Chapter 2, Article 4 (Activities)|language=ja|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=July 29, 2014|page=2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116221845/http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/report/23-1.pdf|archive-date=November 16, 2013}} list the official activities of the association as follows:

• Negotiate contracts with all domestic media (newspapers, magazines, TV, etc.) organizations regarding the provision of game scores for matches or tournaments sponsored by the association. This includes providing comments and analysis as needed.
• Issue a monthly magazine as well as publish game scores as necessary.
• Organize tournaments, meetings, or seminars as needed as well as establish branch offices or shogi "classrooms" wherever and whenever deemed appropriate.
• Foster the spread and instruction of shogi domestically through the training of certified teaching professionals.
• Increase the popularity of shogi internationally by holding and sponsoring international matches and supporting international tournaments.
• Foster the development of "Shogi-dō" or "The Art of Shogi" through the establishment of shogi clubs or through the lease of facilities to the general public for seminars and training, etc.
• Dispatch shogi professionals, etc. to various locations both domestically and internationally to increase shogi's popularity and to offer guidance and instruction.
• Enter into arrangements with various cultural organizations and promote cultural activities.
• Perform any activities other than those listed above which are deemed essential to achieving the association's objectives.

The JSA officially registered as a {{nihongo|{{Interlanguage link multi|"Public Interest Incorporated Association"|ja|公益法人}}|公益社団法人|kōeki shadan hōjin}} under Japanese law on April 1, 2011.{{efn|A "Public Interest Incorporated association" is a general incorporated association that has received the authorization under Article 4: General incorporated associations and general incorporated foundations that operate the business for public interest purposes may be authorized by the administrative agency of the Act on Authorization of Public Interest Incorporated Associations and Public Interest Incorporated Foundation (Act No. 49 of 2006){{cite web|url=http://www.cas.go.jp/jp/seisaku/hourei/data/AAPII_2.pdf|title=Act on Authorization of Public Interest Incorporated Associations and Public Interest Incorporated Foundations (Act No. 49 of 2006)|publisher= Cabinet Secretariat of the Japanese Government|date=June 2, 2006|access-date=June 30, 2014}}}} Prior to that, the JSA had been officially registered as {{nihongo|{{Interlanguage link multi|Membership Association|ja|3=社団法人}}|社団法人|shadan hōjin}} since July 29, 1949.

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The {{nihongo|headquarters|本部|honbu}} of the JSA is located in the Sendagaya area of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, while the main office for western Japan is the Kansai Shogi Kaikan located in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture and the main office for northern Japan is in Sapporo, Hokkaidō. In addition to the three main offices, there is also a promotion office located in the Sakae area of Naka Ward, Nagoya for the Tōkai region.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/index.html|title=Shozaichi・Otoiawasesake Ichiran|script-title=ja:所在地・お問い合わせ先一覧|language=ja|trans-title=Location/Contact information|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=December 30, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231143234/http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/index.html|archive-date=December 31, 2015}}

In June 2019, the JSA announced that it would be moving its headquarters from its current location to a commercial property close to Sendagaya Station. The current JSA headquarters was built in 1976, and forty years of aging needed to be addressed. A committee set up in June 2018 led by Yoshiharu Habu discussed options and presented them at the JSA's June 2019 General Meeting, where the members voted to move to a new location. JSA president Satō stated that he would continue negotiations either to purchase or lease a new location with the goal of completing the relocation sometime around the year 2024.{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/igoshougi/20190607-OYT1T50358/|script-title=ja:将棋会館移転先, ｢千駄ヶ谷駅近くの商用施設｣|title=Shōgikaikan Itensaki, ｢Sendagaya Eki Chicaku no Shōyōshisetsu｣|language=ja|trans-title=New location for JSA headquarters will be a commercial property near Sendagaya Station|date=June 7, 2019|newspaper=Yomiuri Shimbun|access-date=June 8, 2019}} On September 8, 2024, JSA president Habu presided over a unveiling ceremony for the media to celebrate the completion of the new headquarters as part of the JSA's celebration of its 100th anniversary.{{cite news|last=Sugimura|first=Kazumasa|url=https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/15421090|title=New 'shogi' hall for lovers of the traditional game shown in Tokyo|language=ja|date=September 10, 2024|newspaper=Asahi Shimbun|access-date=October 1, 2024}} The grand opening of the new headquarters to the public was held on October 1, 2024, and included several events such as a memorial tournament.{{cite news|last=Maruyama|first=Susumu|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20241001/k00/00m/040/170000c|script-title=ja:新将棋会館の開館に300人が列 佐藤康光九段, ｢棋の音｣ 一日店長|title=Shin-Shōgikaikan no Kaikan ni Sanbyakunin ga Retsu Satō Yasumitsu Kudan, ｢Kinone｣ Ichinichi Tenchō|language=ja|trans-title=About 300 people line up for the official opening of the new Shogi Kaikan; Yasumitsu Satō 9-dan serves as honorary manager of the "Kinone" public area|date=October 1, 2024|newspaper=Mainichi Shimbun|access-date=October 2, 2024}}

In February 2021, the JSA announced that it would also be moving its Kansai office from Osaka to neighboring Takatsuki on property owned by the Takatsuki City government. The move is scheduled to be completed sometime in 2023. The current office will be demolished and the land sold to help offset the cost of the move. There was a proposal to rebuild at the existing location, but the cost of a temporary location was deemed prohibitive. The new office will have improved playing conditions, a TV studio and other new features. It will provide a major upgrade over the current facilities and also allow the JSA to better take advantage of the increase in shogi's popularity due to the impact of professional shogi player Sōta Fujii.{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.sankei.com/life/news/210222/lif2102220028-n1.html|script-title=ja:関西将棋会館, 大阪府高槻市に移転へ|title=Kansai Shōgi Kaikan, Ōsakafu Takatsuki-shi ni Iten e|language=ja|trans-title=Kansai Shogi Kaikan to move to Takatsuki|date=February 22, 2021|newspaper=Sankei Shimbun|access-date=May 4, 2021}}{{cite news|author=|url=https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/igoshougi/20210221-OYT1T50081/|script-title=ja:藤井人気･老朽化で対局室拡充求める声, ｢西の聖地｣ 関西将棋会館が移転へ|title=Fujii Ninki･Rōkyūka de Taikyokushitsu Kakujū Motomeru Koe, ｢Nishi no Seichi｣ Kansai Shōgi Kaikan ga Iten e|language=ja|trans-title=The popularity of Sōta Fujii and requests for improved playing conditions are the impetus for shogi's "Holy land of the West" the Kansai Shogi Kaikan's moving to a new location|date=February 21, 2021|newspaper=Yomiuri Shimbun|access-date=May 4, 2021}}

Yoshiharu Habu has been JSA president since June 9, 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/news/2023/06/post_2309.html|script-title=ja:日本将棋連盟新役員のお知らせ|title=Nihon Shōgi Renmei Shiyakuin no Oshirase|language=ja|trans-title=Announcement of New Japan Shogi Association Board Members|date=June 9, 2023|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=June 11, 2023}} Once a year (more often if needed), the JSA membership meets to discuss matters relevant to the association. Organizational matters, financial matters, disciplinary matters, etc. are all discussed and placed to a vote. Each regular member{{efn|A "regular" member is defined by the JSA as those who are recognized as members in good standing by the board of directors. More specifically, they are as follows: (1) all shogi professionals (ranked 4 dan or higher); and (2) all JSA member women professional title holders or women professionals ranked 4 dan or higher.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/report/23-1.pdf|title=Kōeki Shadan Hōjin Nihon Shōgi Renmei - Teikan: Dai San Shō Dai Go Jō (Kaiin)|script-title=ja:公益社団法人日本将棋連盟-定 款: 第3章第5条 (会員)|trans-title=Japan Shogi Association By-laws: Chapter 3, Article 5 (Membership)|language=ja|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=October 10, 2017|page=2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116221845/http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/report/23-1.pdf|archive-date=November 16, 2013}}}} is given one vote.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/report/23-1.pdf|title=Kōeki Shadan Hōjin Nihon Shōgi Renmei - Teikan: Dai Yon Shō (Sōkai)|script-title=ja:公益社団法人日本将棋連盟-定 款: 第4章 (総会)|trans-title=Japan Shogi Association By-laws: Chapter 4, (General Meetings)|language=ja|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=October 10, 2017|page=4|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116221845/http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/report/23-1.pdf|archive-date=November 16, 2013}}

Every two years, the JSA's board of directors is chosen during the annual meeting. No less than eight, but no more than twenty members are selected to be directors for a period of two years. The recently elected directors then choose one of their fellow directors to serve as president, one to serve as senior managing director, and no less than four to serve as executive directors. In addition, the general membership selects no more than three individuals to serve as the association's comptrollers. Directors, their relatives, persons having special relationships with directors, and JSA employees are not allowed to be comptrollers.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/report/23-1.pdf|title=Kōeki Shadan Hōjin Nihon Shōgi Renmei - Teikan: Dai Go Shō (Yakuin)|script-title=ja:公益社団法人日本将棋連盟-定 款: 第5章 (役員)|trans-title=Japan Shogi Association By-laws: Chapter 5 (Officers)|language=ja|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date= October 10, 2017|pages=5–6|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116221845/http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/report/23-1.pdf|archive-date=November 16, 2013}}

The JSA maintains a business office and hires staff to help manage the everyday affairs of the association as well as assist in other tasks deemed by the president to be important.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/report/23-1.pdf|title=Kōeki Shadan Hōjin Nihon Shōgi Renmei - Teikan: Dai Nana Shō Dai Sajūsan Jō (Jimukyoku)|script-title=ja:公益社団法人日本将棋連盟-定 款: 第7章第33条 (事務局)|trans-title=Japan Shogi Association By-laws: Chapter 7, Article 33 (Business Office)|language=ja|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=October 10, 2017|page=7|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116221845/http://www.shogi.or.jp/aboutus/report/23-1.pdf|archive-date=November 16, 2013}}

The following is a list of past presidents of the JSA.

Note: Names marked with an asterisk (*) died while in office.

{{Main | Professional shogi player}}

Members of the Japan Shogi Association are of two types: professional players (棋士 kishi) and women professional players (女流棋士 joryū kishi). As of 2017, there are no women who have qualified for the professional player group, which consists only of males as a result.

All professional players are members of the JSA. However, not all women professional players are members of the JSA. Other women professional players belong to a separate female shogi guild (日本女子プロ将棋協会 nihon joshi puro shōgi kyōkai ) or are free agents.

The JSA maintains an online presence through its official website and Twitter account. The association also provides mobile app which provides some free content such as shogi-related news updates, but offers live tournament reports, game scores and detailed analysis, etc. for a fee.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/mobile/watching.html|title=Chūkei Apuri de Shōgi wo Mankitsu|script-title=ja:中継アプリで将棋を満喫|language=ja|trans-title=Enjoy shogi by mobile app|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=November 18, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151115150430/http://www.shogi.or.jp/mobile/watching.html|archive-date=November 15, 2015}} In addition, the JSA also owns and operates Shogi Club 24, an online shogi game site,

{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/osirase/061110_24.html |title=Intānetto Taikyoku Saito Shōgi Kurabu 24 Nihon Shōgi Renmei e Jotō |script-title=ja:インターネット対局サイト 将棋倶楽部２４日本将棋連盟へ譲渡 |language=ja |trans-title=Internet Game Site "Shogi Club 24" transferred to Japan Shogi Association |date=November 10, 2010 |publisher=Japan Shogi Association |access-date=October 28, 2014 |archive-date=January 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100113133103/http://www.shogi.or.jp/osirase/061110_24.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=http://hobby.nikkei.co.jp/shogi/news/index.cfm?i=2006111007653s1 |title=Shōgi Renmei, Kokunai Saigai no Taikyoku Saito Jigyō o Yuzuriuke |script-title=ja:将棋連盟、国内最大の対局サイト事業を譲り受け |language=ja |trans-title=Japan Shogi Association Assumes Control Over the Country's Largest Online Shogi Game Site |date=November 10, 2006 |newspaper=The Nikkei |department=Shogi Kingdom: Shogi News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711153903/http://hobby.nikkei.co.jp/shogi/news/2006.cfm?i=2006111007653sq |archive-date=July 11, 2012 |url-status=dead }} and provides official support to the international shogi server 81Dojo.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/topics/2013/12/81dojo.html|title=JSA grants patronage to the international online shogi site "81Dojo"|date=December 12, 2013|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=October 28, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015163133/http://www.shogi.or.jp/topics/2013/12/81dojo.html|archive-date=October 15, 2014}}

The JSA has an official YouTube channel called "Shogi Association" where it provides instructional and event video clips hosted by JSA professionals and women's professionals{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/ShogiAssociation/about|title=About: Shogi Association|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|others=Videos are in Japanese|access-date=May 24, 2015}} as well as an official Twitter account for the channel.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/shogi_ch|script-title=ja:将棋連盟YouTube 公式チャンネル|title=Shōgi Renmei YouTube Kōshiki Channeru|trans-title= JSA Official YouTube Channel|language=ja|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=May 24, 2015}}

The JSA has its own publishing division for shogi-related books, magazines, and other printed matter.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/publish/book.html|script-title=ja:出版: 日本将棋連盟発行の書籍|title=Shūppan: Nihon Shōgi Renmei Hakkō no Shoseki|trans-title=Publications: Japan Shogi Association Publications|language=ja|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 15, 2016}} Together with the Mynavi Publishing Corporation, the JSA published a weekly newspaper called Weekly Shogi ({{nihongo|週刊将棋|Shūkan Shōgi}}) from January 1984 to March 2016, but ceased publication due to changes in the media environment.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/topics/news/2015/10/post_1298.html|script-title=ja:｢週刊将棋｣ 休刊のお知らせ|title='Shūkan Shōgi' Kyūkan no Oshirase|language=ja|date=October 20, 2015|trans-title=Announcement regarding end of publication of "Weekly Shogi"|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=January 22, 2016}} The JSA also publishes a monthly magazine called Shogi World ({{nihongo|将棋世界|Shōgi Sekai}}).{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/publish/sekai.html|script-title=ja:出版: 将棋世界|title=Shūppan: Shōgi Sekai|trans-title=Publications: 'Shogi World'|language=ja|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=February 15, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209235844/http://www.shogi.or.jp/publish/sekai.html|archive-date=February 9, 2016}} The JSA and MyNabi also operate official Twitter accounts for both publications.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/weekly_shogi|script-title=ja:週刊将棋|title=Shūkan Shōgi|trans-title=Weekly Shogi|language=ja|website=Shukan Shogi Twitter|access-date=February 15, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/shogi_sekai|script-title=ja:将棋世界|trans-title=Shogi World|title=Shōgi Sekai|language=ja|website=Shogi Sekai Twitter|access-date=February 15, 2016}}

The JSA maintains an international presence and promotes shogi internationally through 40 official chapters in 28 countries worldwide. These chapters are local shogi clubs or national federations which are officially recognized and supported by the JSA.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/branch/sibu_list/kaigai.html|title=Kaigai no Shibu (2013-02-07 Genzai)|script-title=ja:海外の支部（2013年2月7日現在）|language=ja|trans-title=Overseas Chapters (as of February 7, 2013)|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=October 31, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018011519/http://www.shogi.or.jp/branch/sibu_list/kaigai.html|archive-date=October 18, 2014}}{{cite episode|url=http://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/goshogi/shogifocus/10.cgi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026124423/http://cgi2.nhk.or.jp/goshogi/shogifocus/10.cgi|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2014|title=Shogi wo Sekai e !|script-title=ja:Shogiを世界へ！|trans-title=Shogi around the world|series=将棋フォーカス [Shogi Focus]|network=NHK Educational TV|language=ja|date=October 26, 2014|time=21:17|access-date=December 12, 2014}}

The JSA has also held an International Shogi Forum once every three years since 1999. The multi-day event includes individual and team tournaments involving representatives from overseas national shogi federations and Japan, simultaneous exhibitions by professionals and female professionals, displays of shogi equipment as well as various exchange events.{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/topics/2014/03/6in.html|title=Tokugawa Ieyasu Kōkenshō Yonhyakunen Kinen Jigyō Dai Rokkai Kokusai Shōgi Fōramu in Shizuoka Kaisai Gaiyō|script-title=ja:徳川家康公顕彰四百年記念事業 第6回国際将棋フォーラムin静岡 開催概要|language=ja|trans-title=Event Celebrating 400th Anniversary of Tokugawa Ieyasu|date=March 11, 2014|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=October 31, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912133740/http://www.shogi.or.jp/topics/2014/03/6in.html|archive-date=September 12, 2014}} The event has been held six times in Japan—Tokyo (1999, 2002, 2005),{{cite web|last=Grimbergen|first=Reijer|url=http://www2.teu.ac.jp/gamelab/SHOGI/KOKUSAI99/kokusai99.html|title=The 1st International Shogi Forum|website=Reijer Grimbergen's Shogi Page|access-date=October 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213050321/http://www2.teu.ac.jp/gamelab/SHOGI/KOKUSAI99/kokusai99.html|archive-date=December 13, 2013|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/forum/main.html|title=The 2nd International Shogi Forum|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=October 31, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715234208/http://www.shogi.or.jp/forum/main.html|archive-date=July 15, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/event/kokusai.html |title=The Third International Shogi Forum |language=ja |publisher=Japan Shogi Association |access-date=October 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051210172617/http://www.shogi.or.jp/event/kokusai.html |archive-date=December 10, 2005 |url-status=dead }} Tendō (2008),{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/event/international/main_en.html|title=International Shogi Festival 2008 in Tendo|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=October 31, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041718/http://www.shogi.or.jp/event/international/main_en.html|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}

Shizuoka (2014){{cite news|author=|url=http://www.at-s.com/news/detail/1141958748.html|title=Shōgidōshi Kokusai Shinzen Shizuoka de Jūnigatsu ni Fōramu|script-title=ja:将棋通し国際親善 静岡で１２月にフォーラム|trans-title=International Friendship through Shogi, Forum in Shizuoka in December|date=August 16, 2014|newspaper=Shizuoka Shimbun|access-date=October 31, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140827174018/http://www.at-s.com/news/detail/1141958748.html|archive-date=August 27, 2014}} and Kitakyushu (2017){{cite web|url=https://www.shogi.or.jp/event/2017/11/7in_1.html|script-title=ja:第7回国際将棋フォーラムin 北九州 開催報告|title=Dai Nanakai Kokusai Shōgi Fōramu in Kitakyūshū Kaisai Hōkoku|language=ja|trans-title=7th International Shogi Forum in Kitakyushu: Event Report|date=November 10, 2017|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=November 11, 2017}}—and once overseas, France (2011).{{cite web|url=http://www.shogi.or.jp/topics/2011/11/5-6.html|title=Dai Gokai Kokusai Shōgi Fōramu Repōto|script-title=ja:第5回国際将棋フォーラム レポート|trans-title=5th Shogi International Forum Report|date=November 14, 2011|publisher=Japan Shogi Association|access-date=October 31, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220437/http://www.shogi.or.jp/topics/2011/11/5-6.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016}}

Matches of the Ryūō title tournament have occasionally been held overseas as well in Australia, China, England, France, Germany, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States.{{cite web|url=http://kifulog.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/2014/10/post-15bb.html|title=Kaigai Taikyoku no Reikishi|script-title=ja:海外対局の歴史|language=ja|trans-title=History of major title match games held overseas|date=17 October 2014|publisher=Yomiuri Shimbun and Japan Shogi Association|access-date=22 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/#nanaban_summary|title=Dai Nijūnanaki Ryūōsen Nanaban Shōbu|script-title=ja:第27期竜王戦七番勝負|language=ja|trans-title= 27th Ryūō 7-game Match|publisher=Yomiuri Shimbun and Japan Shogi Association|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022082747/http://live.shogi.or.jp/ryuou/|archive-date=22 October 2014|access-date= 2 December 2016}}

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