Hashi puzzles appeared in The Times and have also been published in English under the name Bridges or Chopsticks. In France, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Belgium Hashi puzzles are published under the name Ai-Ki-Ai. Hashi puzzles first appeared September 1990 in issue 31 of Puzzle Communication Nikoli in issue, although an earlier form of the puzzle appeared December 1989 in issue 28.