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Westerners at the Nihon Ki-in (6 February).
Michael Redmond 9-dan forfeited a game to Tamaki Shinobu 6-dan.
Yamada Kimio 8-dan (B) defeated Catalin Taranu 5-dan by resignation.
(Both games were in the 2nd preliminary section of the Meijin tournament.)
