Overview
- Game 4 of the 38th Ryuo best-of-seven, played Nov. 12–13 in Kyoto, ended after 138 moves with Fujii winning as the second player.
- The victory sealed a 4–0 series over challenger Yuki Sasaki, 31.
- By defending the Ryuo for a fifth straight year, Fujii secured qualification for the lifetime Ryuo, his third lifetime honor after Kisei and Oi.
- He is the third to earn the lifetime Ryuo distinction after Akira Watanabe and Yoshiharu Habu, and the honor is typically assumed formally after retirement.
- Fujii currently holds six major titles, underscoring his sustained dominance at the top of professional shogi.