Imagine the scenes as the news breaks on a warm night in October.
In a shogi dojo, where the announcement is heard from a radio in the background, a master strategist suddenly abandons the "badger defense" she has been patiently constructing, and launches a suicidal frontal assault on her opponent's king to take out her frustration.
In a temple somewhere, a note is passed to a Zen master who is meditating on the perfect balance between the powder and the water in his cup, a moment before he splurts green tea down his chin and meditates on the unfairness of life instead.
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