Maki Kaji
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Kaji died on 10 August 2021 from bile duct cancer in Tokyo, aged 69.[3]
References
- ↑ "'Father of Sudoku' puzzles next move". bbc.co.uk. 13 June 2007.
- ↑ "Japan's 'father of Sudoku' Maki Kaji dead at 69". www.thenews.com.pk. 17 August 2021.
- ↑ 数独、名付け親の鍜治真起氏死去数字を埋めるパズルゲーム Archived 2021-08-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)