▁total ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁times . ▁He ▁has ▁won ▁the ▁Me ij in ▁title ▁eight ▁times , ▁thus ▁qual ifying ▁for ▁the ▁L if etime ▁Me ij in ▁title . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁Ry ū ō ▁title ▁twice , ▁and ▁the ▁Ki ō ▁and ▁the ▁ Ō sh ō ▁titles ▁once ▁each . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁major ▁titles , ▁Mor i uch i ▁has ▁won ▁th ir teen ▁other ▁sh og i ▁champion ships ▁during ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁Major ▁titles ▁ ▁Other ▁champion ships ▁ ▁Note : ▁Tourn aments ▁marked ▁with ▁an ▁a ster isk ▁(* ) ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁held . ▁ ▁Year - end ▁sh og i ▁prize ▁money ▁and ▁game ▁fee ▁ranking ▁Mor i uch i ▁has ▁finished ▁in ▁the ▁" Top ▁ 1 0 " ▁of ▁the ▁JS A ' s ▁ ▁twenty - one ▁times ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁" Top ▁ 3 " ▁nine ▁of ▁those ▁times . ▁ ▁Note : ▁All ▁amounts ▁are ▁given ▁in ▁Japanese ▁y en ▁and ▁include ▁prize ▁money ▁and ▁fe es ▁earned ▁from ▁official ▁tournament s ▁and ▁games ▁held ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 ▁to ▁December ▁ 3 1 . ▁ ▁JS A ▁director ▁Mor i uch i ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁senior ▁man aging ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Japan ▁Sh og i ▁Association ' s ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁for ▁a ▁two - year ▁term ▁at ▁the ▁association ' s ▁ 6 8 th ▁General ▁Me eting ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9