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 Chow state. U.S. Navy admiral George Dewey acquired a Chow Chow in Hong Kong in 1898 and named it Bob. Bob rarely left the admiral's side and had the run of the cruiser . Bob died in 1899 due to eating chocolates given to Dewey by well-wishers upon "Olympia"s arrival in New York City. Martha Stewart owns several chows, which are frequently seen on Martha's shows. One of them is named Genghis Khan. President Calvin Coolidge and his wife owned a black Chow named Timmy. Elvis Presley and his girlfriend Linda Thompson had a Chow Chow named Getlow. Vanna Bonta has