Yoshio Kimura
Native name	木村義雄
Born	(1905-02-21)February 21, 1905
Hometown	Sumida, Tokyo
Nationality	Japanese
Died	November 17, 1986(1986-11-17) (aged 81)
Career
Achieved professional status	January 1, 1920(1920-01-01) (aged 14)
Badge Number	2
Rank	8 dan
Retired	August 24, 1952 (32 years)
Teacher	Kinjirō Sekine [ ja]
Lifetime titles	Lifetime Meijin
Major titles won	8
Tournaments won	2
Websites
JSA profile page

Yoshio Kimura (木村 義雄, Kimura Yoshio, February 21, 1905 – November 17, 1986) was a Japanese professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 8- dan (which was the highest dan level during his time). ^[1]

He was a Lifetime Meijin who won the title eight times. At the time, the Meijin title was the only shogi title.

From December 1947 to March 1948 he was the first president of the Japan Shogi Association.

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  Kimura (right) playing against Yasuharu Ōyama in 1952 with Prince Chichibu present
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  board when Ōyama defeated Kimura (1952 July 15)
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  Kimura (1951 January 27)

• 将棋DB2: 1952-07-12 名人戦 大山康晴 vs 木村義雄

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