News from August 3 to 9, 1998<

August 9 (Sun.) Died young professional Shogi player (the highest 27.3C / the lowest 18.0C / weather - fine)

Mr.Satosi MURAYAMA, A grade Shogi (Japanese chess) player with 8th dan, was died at 29 age because of the cancer. He entered to Mr.Nobuo MORI with 6th dan in 1983. He got 4th dan grade in 1986 and was raised to A grade with 8th dan in 1995.

August 6 (Thu.) (the highest 29.6C / the lowest 21.9C / weather - cloudy)

August 5 (Wed.) (the highest 31.4C / the lowest 23.1C / weather - cloudy)

August 4 (Tue.) The 19th National Competition of Shogi game for Junior high school (the highest 29.5C / the lowest 23.6C / weather - cloudy)

On August 3 and 4, they have the National Competition of Shogi game for Junior high school students every year at the "Takinoyu Hotel" in Tendo Spa. This year 2 players in Yamagata Prefecture joined the final tournament, but they could not win the prize. And they will have a tournament for girls from next year.

• 1st Mr.IKEDA (Kobe city)
  
• 2nd Mr.FUKUMA (Daitou city)
  
• 3rd Mr.YAMAUCHI (Tokyo city)
  

August 3 (Mon.) Becoming 4 lane highway (the highest 31.3C / the lowest 23.4C / weather - rain)

Yamagata highway become 4 lanes from September 11 (Fri.). In the season of cherry and the end of the year, there are very traffic jam every year. This time it becomes 4 lane from Yamagata Zao Interchange to Tohoku highway, exclusive of the Sasaya Tunnel.

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