Akira Watanabe holds three titles in Japanese Shogi, which includes  sh, Ki, and Meijin, which is the most prestigious title and only open to professional shogi players that are members of the Meijin tournament system.
He is the current holder of the Meijin, Kio and Osho titles. Meijin () is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryuo. The Meijin title is only open to professional shogi players that are members of the Meijin tournament system. 
