Naoko Hayashiba

Naoko Hayashiba
Born	January 24, 1968(1968-01-24)
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Masaru Katori
Occupation	Writer Manga author

Naoko Hayashiba (林葉 直子, Hayashiba Naoko^?, born on January 24, 1968), who is also known by the pen name Masaru Katori (かとり まさる, Katori Masaru^?), is a Japanese writer and manga author from Fukuoka. She had a successful career as professional shogi player, but quit during a scandal in 1995, and has focused on writing and TV work.^[1] She has written two novel series, Tondemo Police and Kiss Dakeja Iya, and the manga Shion no Ō. In 2010, after a 15 year absence, she returned to professional shogi.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.anusha.com/nakahara.htm
2. ^ "林葉直子さん　１５年ぶり対局" (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 28 July 2010. http://mainichi.jp/enta/geinou/graph/201007/28/. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 

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