Yokota Shigeaki
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(born May 1, 1969 in
Okayama is the prefectural capital, capital Cities of Japan, city of Okayama Prefecture in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The Okayama metropolitan area, centered around the city, has the largest urban employment zone in the Chugoku region of western J ...
, Japan) is a professional Go
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Biography

Shigeaki became a professional in 1983. He was promoted to 9 dan by the
Kansai Ki-in The Kansai Ki-in (), i.e., Kansai Go Association, is an organizational body for the game of Go in Japan, which was founded by Hashimoto Utaro in 1950. Though it is not as large as its chief rival, the Nihon Ki-in, it also issues diplomas to stro ...
in 1995. He is a pupil of
Akagi Kazuo Akagi means (赤城) "red castle," (赤木) "red tree," or (赤来) "red future" in the Japanese language, and may refer to: * Akagi, Gunma, a village in Gunma Prefecture * Akagi, Shimane (赤来町), a former town in Shimane Prefecture * ''Akagi' ...
. He currently resides in Okayama, Japan.


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