Deletion of Naoko Hayashiba

Comment: I was in Japan when the shogi scandal occurred in 1995 and she was all over the papers. None of that is on the net now, but the CiNii database shows some 45 magazine articles on and by her in major weekly magazines, etc. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/search?q=%E6%9E%97%E8%91%89%E7%9B%B4%E5%AD%90&range=0&count=20&sortorder=1&type=0. A quick search of the net shows that she still appears in the major press for various reasons, recently apparently for health problems: http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1557781.html, http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2014/02/21/kiji/K20140221007634610.html, http://www.zakzak.co.jp/entertainment/ent-news/news/20140221/enn1402211153012-n1.htm, http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/1545749.html, http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2015/09/29/0008440553.shtml, http://www.daily.co.jp/newsflash/gossip/2015/12/29/0008684020.shtml, http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2015/09/29/kiji/K20150929011227870.html, http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20150128-1427382.html, etc. The fact she got this much press just for getting sick indicates how much she is a celebrity still garnering much press attention. Easily passes 
Stance: keep
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Comment: It's probably a bit much to expect anyone outside of Japan to be switched on when it comes to knowing the subject, but she was an incredibly well-known prodigy in the shogi world, winning her first title at 14 and competing for two decades before being barred from the federation. She is also a light novelist with prodigious output and appeared in everything from quiz shows to wide shows. Even her bankruptcy was the subject of weeks of coverage. Passes  readily
Stance: keep
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