Background
Toichi Watanabe was born in 1905 in Chiba, Japan.
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Toichi Watanabe was born in 1905 in Chiba, Japan.
Toichi Watanabe studied under Meijin (Champion) Kinjiro Sekine. In 1943, he was promoted to 8th grade.
In 1947 Toichi Watanabe was appointed to the post of director of Shogi Association due to his amiable personality.