Archive for the ‘Interviews’ Category
RM.com Interview: Raphael Hobbinger
Jul 2nd, 2009
by jenn
ReachMahjong.com caught up with one of the founding members of Kasu, the popular Japanese game club in Austria, Raphael Hobbinger. Raphael is currently studying in Niigata, a prefecture just North of Tokyo, and will be there until September learning Japanese and honing his Mahjong skills. He took the time to answer a few questions for us about his accomplishments and goals in Mahjong and his studies.
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Tags: EMA, Kasu, mahjong, Raphael Hobbinger, reach mahjong, Riichi
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Pro Interview: Naoki Setokuma (part 2)
Jun 15th, 2009
by jenn
Last time we started our discussion with JPML A-Leaguer, Naoki Setokuma. You can check out the beginning of the interview here. This time we’ll learn about Mr. Setokuma’s experience in the Mahjong SuperCup and his thoughts on Mahjong outside of Japan.
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Tags: JPML, mahjong, Naoki Setokuma, professional mahjong, reach mahjong, Riichi
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Pro Interview: Naoki Setokuma (part 1)
Jun 8th, 2009
by admin
It’s been a while but we are finally back in the groove with a featured interview. This time we sat down with Naoki Setokuma, JPML A-Leaguer and the winner of the first-ever ReachMahjong.com Cup. Join us as we take a dip into Mr. Setokuma’s journey from an after-school gambler to a top-level pro.
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Pro Interview: Saki Kurosawa (part 2)
Jan 25th, 2009
by admin
We continue our interview with popular pro and this year’s Pro Queen title winner, Saki Kurosawa.
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Pro Interview: Saki Kurosawa (part 1)
Jan 11th, 2009
by admin
As we sat in a monjayaki restaurant with Kaori Shimizu, Rima Murofushi and later Shintaro Konno, Saki Kurosawa was cooking the food. “I’m really not good at cooking,” she said, “but 
I love to do it. I’ve never even really eaten monja” For some reason none of us could believe that she wasn’t good at it as she perfectly manipulated the ingredients and spatulas on the grill and made mouthwatering monjayaki.
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Pro Interview: Yukiko Izumi (part 1)
Aug 18th, 2008
by WorTeX
When I started teaching at a new high school and mentioned that I was a Mahjong Pro, the instant reaction was, “No way! Do you know Izumi?”
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Pro Interview: Shigekazu Moriyama (part 2)
Jul 27th, 2008
by admin
Last time we started an interview with the Vice President of the Japan Professional Mahjong League. This time, we finish up the interview and get some great insight on Reach and the world.
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Pro Interview: Shigekazu Moriyama (part 1)
Jul 12th, 2008
by admin
You’ve seen some of the rising stars in past interviews on Reach Mahjong. This week we got a special treat, a chance to talk to one of Mahjong’s long time shining stars. He was around for the birth of the current Mahjong era in Japan, its Big Bang, as it were.
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First Ever Womens League Champion!
Mar 4th, 2007
by jenn
Michi Yuuki
While she is still new to Japan Professional Mahjong League (JPML), Michi has spent the last few years stirring up a storm in the league. She not only moving up to C3 League this year from D1, where she started, but she quietly worked her way up to the final table in the first JPML Womens League ever and took the whole thing to write her name in the history books. We sat down with Michi and as a special surprise, Asatarou Nada, the president of JPML joined us for coffee as well. I was pretty nervous to be interviewing Michi in front of Mr. Nada, but he bought us coffee and since that meant that I didn’t have to expense it to my personal account, I tried to act grateful and hide my nervousness.
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First Professional Mahjong Player Interview!
Dec 27th, 2006
by admin
Kazunori Takizawa
Winner of the Japan Professional Mahjong League’s 32nd annual OUI (King’s) Tournament, at 27, youngest A-leaguer, the future of Mahjong, please welcome Japan’s Niigata prefecture native, Kazunori Takizawa! If his name is too hard to remember, just call him ‘Takki~’. (Picture coming soon)
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