In late May and early June this year an eight-man Japanese team headed by Kato Masao toured China as the 15th in the series of annual goodwill tours. The Japanese team won 32 of the 56 games they played, making this the most successful visit to China since the first tour in 1973 (when they won 40 games).
The meetings were in Beijing (5/20, 5/22, 5/24), Chongqing (5/26), Yangtze (5/28, 5/31) and Wuhan (6/3).
| 1: 5/20 | 2: 5/22 | 3: 5/24 | 4: 5/26 | 5: 5/28 | 6: 5/31 | 7: 6/3 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kato | Nie −R | Nie −3.5 | Shao +R | Jiang −R |
Ma −R | Ma +R | Ma −R | 2-5 |
| Awaji | Ma +R | Ma +2.5 | Fang +R | Qian −R |
Jiang −R | Jiang +R | Jiang +R | 5-2 |
| Sonoda | Cao −4.5 | Cao +R | Cao −3.5 | Chen +R |
Liu −R | Liu +R | Liu +3.5 | 4-3 |
| Kamimura | Wang Qun +R | Wang Q. −R | Wang Q. +6.5 | Rui −R |
Cao +0.5 | Cao −R | Cao +R | 4-3 |
| Hikosaka | Qian −1.5 | Qian +R | Qian −0.5 | Yang Hui −0.5 |
Shao +R | Shao +R | Rui −R | 3-4 |
| Imamura | Song +R | Song +R | Zhang X. +R | Wang J. −R |
Chen −2.5 | Chen +R | Chen +R | 5-2 |
| Yoda | Rui −6.5 | Rui +R | Rui −R | Liu −R |
Fang +R | Fang +R | Yu Bin +R | 4-3 |
| Oya | Zhang W. +R | Zhang W. +R | Wang J. +R | Liang +R |
Yu Bin −1.5 | Yu Bin −1.5 | Yang Hui +1.5 | 5-2 |
| Result | 4-4 | 6-2 | 5-3 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 6-2 | 6-2 | 32-24 |
Game records:
| Date | Black | White | Result | #mv | SGF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-04-27 | Cao Dayuan | Sakata Eio | B+12.5 | 274 | sgf |
| 1987-05-20 | Nie Weiping | Kato Masao | B+R | 213 | sgf |
| 1987-05-20 | Oya Koichi | Zhang Wendong | B+R | 119 | sgf |
| 1987-05-20 | Awaji Shuzo | Ma Xiaochun | B+R | 163 | sgf |
| 1987-05-20 | Cao Dayuan | Sonoda Yuichi | B+3.5 | 225 | sgf |
| 1987-05-20 | Kamimura Haruo | Wang Qun | B+R | 229 | sgf |
| 1987-05-20 | Imamura Toshiya | Song Xuelin | B+R | 232 | sgf |
| 1987-05-20 | Qian Yuping | Hikosaka Naoto | B+1.5 | 306 | sgf |
| 1987-05-20 | Rui Naiwei | Yoda Norimoto | B+7.5 | 230 | sgf |
| 1987-05-22 | Yoda Norimoto | Rui Naiwei | B+R | 157 | sgf |
| 1987-05-22 | Wang Qun | Kamimura Haruo | B+R | 167 | sgf |
| 1987-05-22 | Sonoda Yuichi | Cao Dayuan | B+R | 183 | sgf |
| 1987-05-22 | Ma Xiaochun | Awaji Shuzo | W+2.5 | 206 | sgf |
| 1987-05-22 | Zhang Wendong | Oya Koichi | W+R | 210 | sgf |
| 1987-05-22 | Hikosaka Naoto | Qian Yuping | B+R | 223 | sgf |
| 1987-05-22 | Song Xuelin | Imamura Toshiya | W+R | 240 | sgf |
| 1987-05-22 | Kato Masao | Nie Weiping | W+2.5 | 244 | sgf |
| 1987-05-24 | Hikosaka Naoto | Qian Yuping | W+2.5 | 249 | sgf |
| 1987-05-24 | Zhang Xuan | Imamura Toshiya | W+R | 154 | sgf |
| 1987-05-24 | Awaji Shuzo | Fang Tianfeng | B+R | 161 | sgf |
| 1987-05-24 | Rui Naiwei | Yoda Norimoto | B+R | 173 | sgf |
| 1987-05-24 | Oya Koichi | Wang Jianhong | B+R | 183 | sgf |
| 1987-05-24 | Kato Masao | Shao Zhenzhong | B+R | 185 | sgf |
| 1987-05-24 | Cao Dayuan | Sonoda Yuichi | B+3.5 | 220 | sgf |
| 1987-05-24 | Wang Qun | Kamimura Haruo | W+6.5 | 273 | sgf |
| 1987-05-26 | Qian Yuping | Awaji Shuzo | B+R | 205 | sgf |
| 1987-05-26 | Wang Jianhong | Imamura Toshiya | B+R | 173 | sgf |
| 1987-05-26 | Yoda Norimoto | Liu Xiaoguang | W+R | 176 | sgf |
| 1987-05-26 | Sonoda Yuichi | Chen Linxin | B+R | 201 | sgf |
| 1987-05-26 | Liang Weitang | Oya Koichi | W+R | 214 | sgf |
| 1987-05-26 | Hikosaka Naoto | Yang Hui | W+0.5 | 244 | sgf |
| 1987-05-26 | Kato Masao | Jiang Zhujiu | W+R | 252 | sgf |
| 1987-05-26 | Rui Naiwei | Kamimura Haruo | B+R | 255 | sgf |
| 1987-05-28 | Jiang Zhujiu | Awaji Shuzo | B+R | 225 | sgf |
| 1987-05-28 | Hikosaka Naoto | Shao Zhenzhong | B+R | 107 | sgf |
| 1987-05-28 | Kato Masao | Ma Xiaochun | W+R | 216 | sgf |
| 1987-05-28 | Chen Linxin | Imamura Toshiya | B+3.5 | 261 | sgf |
| 1987-05-28 | Cao Dayuan | Kamimura Haruo | W+0.5 | 269 | sgf |
| 1987-05-28 | Yu Bin | Oya Koichi | B+1.5 | 315 | sgf |
| 1987-05-28 | Yoda Norimoto | Fang Tianfeng | B+R | 325 | sgf |
| 1987-05-31 | Shao Zhenzhong | Hikosaka Naoto | W+R | 158 | sgf |
| 1987-05-31 | Ma Xiaochun | Kato Masao | W+R | 192 | sgf |
| 1987-05-31 | Kamimura Haruo | Cao Dayuan | W+R | 210 | sgf |
| 1987-05-31 | Imamura Toshiya | Chen Linxin | B+R | 225 | sgf |
| 1987-05-31 | Fang Tianfeng | Yoda Norimoto | W+R | 226 | sgf |
| 1987-05-31 | Liu Xiaoguang | Sonoda Yuichi | W+R | 242 | sgf |
| 1987-05-31 | Oya Koichi | Yu Bin | W+0.5 | 266 | sgf |
| 1987-06-03 | Cao Dayuan | Kamimura Haruo | W+R | 166 | sgf |
| 1987-06-03 | Ma Xiaochun | Kato Masao | B+R | 219 | sgf |
| 1987-06-03 | Chen Linxin | Imamura Toshiya | W+R | 220 | sgf |
| 1987-06-03 | Yu Bin | Yoda Norimoto | W+R | 224 | sgf |
| 1987-06-03 | Hikosaka Naoto | Rui Naiwei | W+R | 238 | sgf |
| 1987-06-03 | Awaji Shuzo | Jiang Zhujiu | B+R | 281 | sgf |
| 1987-06-03 | Oya Koichi | Yang Hui | B+1.5 | 308 | sgf |
| 1987-06-28 | Kataoka Satoshi | Ma Xiaochun | B+R | 225 | sgf |
| 1987-10-17 | Ma Xiaochun | Takemiya Masaki | B+5.5 | 198 | sgf |