Habu (波布) is a Ryukyuan and Japanese name referring to certain venomous snakes:
Yoshiharu Habu is a professional shogi player and a chess FIDE Master. His master is Tatsuya Futakami. He is the only person to simultaneously hold seven major professional shogi titles at the same time and is also the only person to qualify as a lifetime title holder for seven major titles. In January 2018, Habu became the first professional shogi player to be awarded Japan's People's Honour Award.
Habushu (ハブ酒) is an awamori-based liqueur made in Okinawa, Japan. Other common names include Habu Sake or Okinawan Snake Wine. Habushu is named after the habu snake, Trimeresurus flavoviridis, which belongs to the pit viper family and is closely related to the rattlesnake and copperhead. Habu snakes are venomous and native to areas in Southeast Asia and other large island groups including the Philippines, Ryukyus, and Japan. A bite from a habu snake can cause nausea, vomiting, hypotension, and possibly death. There have been cases where victims report the loss of motor function in hands and legs following treatment.
Meijin (名人) is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryūō. The word meijin refers to a highly skilled master of a certain field.
Ryūō is an annual Japanese professional shogi tournament and the title of its winner. The current Ryūō title holder is Sōta Fujii.
Kisei (棋聖) is one of the eight major titles in Japanese professional shogi.
Ōza (王座) is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi.
Ōi (王位) is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi. The word means "the king's rank".
Kiō (棋王) is one of the eight major title tournaments in professional shogi. The word means the 'king of shogi'.
Habu Station is a railway station in San'yō-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company.
Amahiko Satō is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a former Meijin title holder.
Tatsuya Sugai is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 8-dan. He is a former holder of the Ōi title.
Akira Watanabe is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is the current holder of the Meijin, and Kiō major titles, and also a former holder of the Kisei, Ōshō, Ōza and Ryūō titles. He is also a Lifetime Kiō and a Lifetime Ryūō title holder.
Yasumitsu Satō is a Japanese professional shogi player from Yawata City in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He is currently the president of the Japan Shogi Association. He became a professional in 1987 and is ranked 9-dan. He has won 13 major titles, is a former Meijin title holder, and has qualified for the Lifetime Kisei title.
Shintarō Saitō is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan. He is a former Ōza title holder.
Taichi Nakamura is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 7-dan. He is a former holder of the Ōza title.
Akihito Hirose is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 8-dan. He is a former Ryūō and Ōi title holder, and is also the first shogi professional to win a major title while attending university.
Kōichi Fukaura is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan. He is a three-time winner of the Ōi tournament, and also a former member of the Japan Shogi Association's board of directors.
Hisashi Namekata is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan.
Takashi Abe is a Japanese professional shogi player, ranked 9-dan.
