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
Yong Pung How Yong Shook Lin was himself a prominent lawyer and was Yong Pung How's father. On 1 September 2010, Yong was appointed Chancellor of the Singapore Management University, the university official who presides over all major formal ceremonies involving the university. Yong's wife, Wei Woo, is a graduate from the London School of Economics. They have a daughter, Yong Ying-I, who is a Permanent Secretary at the Public Service Division. Yong Pung How Yong Pung How (; born 11 April 1926) , , is a former Chief Justice of Singapore, serving from 1990 to 2006. Prior to his judicial career, he