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top news photography Europe may host 1st WC Riichi. Maybe

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, January, 27th - There is a chance that a first world championship riichi mahjong will be held the years to come. And this might very well take place somewhere in Europe. This is stated in a report, written for the Dutch mahjong association. Picture: The Second European Mahjong Championship, Hanover, Germany, 2010. Read more…
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    WARSAW - Details about the first open Polish Riichi Mahjong Tournament, the Warsaw Open Riichi Taikai 2009. ...
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    PARIS - For the second time, in France a mahjong marathon will take place. For 24 long hours, mahjong players will have to compete against each other. Last year, the event was won by Nathalie Mahé and Lionel Legaye. But winning the tournament is not the ...
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  • Ambulance crew sacked for playing mahjong

    
YOSHU - An ambulance crew in Jilin Province was been sacked for playing mahjong while on duty at the base.

The director of the Health Bureau in Yushu City apologized to the public for the negligence in management, Jilin-based New Cultural View rep...
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OEMC Movies Online

On the occasion of the 100th MERS tournament, directors Bram van Erkel and Jelte Rep have granted permission to publish online the movies they made on the occasion of the first MERS tournament, the OEMC2005 in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Mr. Van Erkel and Mr. Rep made a documentary about the competition, which now can be watched on YouTube.
Part 1
Part 2.
Finally, the comic feature 'Mahjong in Holland' can also be watched on YouTube. In this movie, 'proof' is produced that mahjong actually was invented in Holland.
Mahjong in Holland



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