Ponnuki Jouhoukyoku

Ponnuki, Ponnuki Jouhoukyoku ( ポン抜き情報局 ) or Igo Jouhou Baraieti "Ponnuki Jouhoukyoku" (囲碁情報バラエティ「ポン抜き情報局」) is a web-cast show hosted by Nihon Ki-in on their YouTube channel.

The show airs live on friday one to three times a month. The show usually lasts from 60 to 90 minutes and it usually includes two hosts, who are professional players of 1-8 dan strength. Occasionally they have a guest who is usually 9 dan in strength. The show goes over what has happened in the japanese and international professional go scene since the previous episode. The hosts and the guests also take questions from the chat comments. The first episode was aired 25th of December 2020. The thirtieth episode aired on 17th of May 2022 which concluded the first season of Ponnuki (YouTube playlist link). The first season was followed by the Season 2 (YouTube playlist link)