From: "Randal J. Andrews" <tiger22 <at> IX <dot> NETCOM <dot> COM>
Date: 18 apr 1996
Subject: How much profit is there?

>Split by rank:
>9-dan:  17
>8-dan:  18
>7-dan:  20
>6-dan:  38
>5-dan:  31
>4-dan:  14
>
>Total:  138
>
OK, this is a very good breakdown.  What is the minimum shogi income
for each rank? In Shogi Magazine 4-dan could expect to make 2 million
yen, but that was back in 1978.  Is that really enough to live on?