Shogi .
Japanese Chess Championship was created in 1969.
Chess is not common in Japan, but a chess variant known as Shogi is.
The Japanese variant of chess is called Shogi and is played on a different board with a different set of rules.
Yes it is. It is the Japanese equivalent of chess.
The name of the castle chess piece is "rook."
Kio or Kioh is on of the seven title a shogui (japanese chess) champion can earn.
the rook, which is another name for a castle in chess
In music, there are two different people behind the Chess Records. In music, the people behind the Chess Records include Leonard Chess and Phil Chess.
I don't think there is another name for the game chess
Chaturanga.
Another name for a chess game might include "immortal game" or even Scholar's Mate.
There is an anime which has a similar basis of chess. It's called Hikaru no Go, and honestly it's very well done for it being about Go(which is like Japanese Chess). It's drawn up by the same people who do Death Note. There is a Chinese chess anime which i believe is called Chess Master. Check them out and see how you like it