http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/japan-pulse/can-mah-jongg-and-pachinko-parlors-clean-up-their-acts/ Taking the pulse of trends, trend-watchers and trendmakers in Japan. Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:42:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/japan-pulse/can-mah-jongg-and-pachinko-parlors-clean-up-their-acts/comment-page-1/#comment-65140 Darren King Wed, 16 Feb 2011 21:28:45 +0000 http://blog.japantimes.co.jp/japan-pulse/?p=7630#comment-65140 Not at all, smokers kept Mahjong going for decades BEFORE online gaming, anime and manga all helped to make mahjong “cool” again. I’d also rather play in a dingy, smoky place as that is the classic Mahjong atmosphere and there would probably also be better players at a place like that. I’d want alcohol while I played…to ease the pain of walking into obvious Mahjong traps (I’m not that good)! Mahjong parlors that completely distance themselves from Mahjong’s rich history and try and make clean, sterile environments just aren’t that interesting.

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