Japanese Mahjong Japanese Mahjong Japanese Mahjong (Japanese: 麻雀, 麻将 or マージャン; "mājan"), also known as Rīchi Mahjong, is a variation of mahjong. While the basic rules to the game are retained, the variation features a unique set of rules such as "rīchi" and the use of "dora". The main mahjong article contains general terms, but only English and Japanese terms are used here. Terms like "chow," "pung," and "kong" are not used in this variation, yet their functions are still used. Instead, they are referred to in Japanese as "chī", "pon", and "kan". In 1924, a soldier named Saburo Hirayama brought the
Chow Sang Sang Chow Sang Sang Chow Sang Sang Holdings International Limited, or Chow Sang Sang Group, doing business as Chow Sang Sang Jewellery Company Limited or Chow Sang Sang (), is a jewelry company with its corporate headquarters in the Chow Sang Sang Building () in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Its registered office is in the Clarendon House in Hamilton, Bermuda. and it is incorporated with limited liability in Bermuda. It is on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Included in the group is a precious metals wholesale business. The company operates Chow Sang Sang jewellery stores. Over 50 stores combined are in Hong