Excerpts from Dutch Go Magazine

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Japan Air Lines seems to have sponsored many Go events for a long time.

For instance, they supported Takagawa’s visit to London in 1973.

Excerpts from the British Go Journal

#21 (September 1973), pg. 2, The BGA Greet Mr. Takagawa The Japan Air Lines sponsored and staged a most entertaining and educational Go session. This was held at the Hanover Grand Hotel Banqueting Rooms, Hanover Street, London, on Wednesday, August 1st. Place of honour was given to the greatest of all modern Go players, Mr. Takagawa. Mr. Takagawa gave comments on a game between his fellow countryman, Mr. Nakaoka, a 7th Dan Professional, and the British Champion, John Diamond. (…) There were …

Thirty years after your commercial, in 2002, they were sponsoring the Kisei (the one with a game held in England.)