Biography
Yoshiteru Abe was born in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan and became an insei in 1954. As a member of the Nihon Ki-in, he obtained the rank of 9 dan in 1986. Abe tutored several students, including Masaaki Kanagawa and Jo Kenmochi, as well as his daughter, Yumiko Okada.
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