本日NHK world TV でBEGIN Japanologyの将棋紹介番組が英語で世界へ放送されている

　本日、NHK world TV で BEGIN Japanology の将棋紹介番組が世界へ向け、英語で数回放送されている。まずは放映のスケジュールから。

Schedule:

	UTC
NHK WORLD TV	Thu.	00:30 - 01:00 04:30 - 05:00 08:30 - 09:00 12:30 - 13:00 16:30 - 17:00 20:30 - 21:00
General TV (in Japan)	Fri.	01:10 - 01:40 (JST)

UTC は英国の世界標準時と同じとのこと。内容は以下。

NHK WORLD TV | BEGIN Japanology

Topics of the week:

Nov. 26, Thu. 0:30 - 1:00(UTC) etc.

"Shogi"

Shogi is one of the most popular board games in Japan. Like chess and other games of strategy with which it shares historical roots, shogi is based on the idea of an "army" attacking the opposition and capturing its king.

One unique feature of shogi is a rule that enables you to recycle captured pieces as members of your own force. It is said that this rule derives from the ancient military practice in Japan of recruiting defeated opponents.

Shogi has been played for over 1,000 years. It was popular with medieval warlords before eventually spreading to the population at large.

These days, the game is played professionally for big prizes, with the top pros engaging in engrossing psychological battles that may last hours. Even now, the best computers cannot beat the best professionals.

On this edition of BEGIN Japanology, we look at a game that tests a person's full potential as a human being.