Posts Tagged ‘Shintaro Konno’
Konno’s Kolumn #11: Style
Mar 1st, 2010
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Hello Mahjong players of the world. I am Shintaro Konno. These days Tokyo, where I live, is cold everyday and snow has been falling. I don’t know if it’s because of that, but I’ve felt a cold coming on and I’m writing this in between coughs. I hope all of you are taking care of your health.
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Konno`s Kolumn – Obaka Miko
Jan 6th, 2010
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For all those who enjoyed Konno’s column and may not have come across Obaka Miiko before, read on…
Benjamin Boas emailed me to let me know that he has translated some of this excellent manga himself with the permission of the artist. If you want to get hold of the English script, contact him via the forums or email him directly (you will need to remove the extra spaces added into that email address).
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Konno’s Kolumn #9: Masayuki Katayama
Jan 1st, 2010
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Hello Mahjong players of the world, this is Shintaro Konno. Last I wrote about, “Golden One-Away,” the word created by the comic artist Masayuki Katayama, but it seems like the fact that I mentioned Masayuki Katayama was noticed by the readers. I asked Jenn, “Why do people outside of Japan know about Mr. Katayama?” She said it was because they read Obaka Miiko.
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Konno’s Kolumn #8: Golden One-away
Oct 2nd, 2009
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Hello Mahjong players of the world, this is Shintaro Konno. Mahjong is a game in which the goal is to “win a hand.” In order to “win a hand,” you first have to get your hand to, “Ready.” Before “Ready,” you must get your hand to “One-away,” In Japan, there is a special “One-away,” that we call the “Golden One-away.” Today I would like to introduce this “Golden One-away,” concept to you.
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Konno’s Kolumn #7: Quads
Aug 13th, 2009
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Hello Mahjong players of the world. This is Shintaro Konno. Today I want to talk about Quads (kan).
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Konno’s Kolumn #6: Multiple Waits
Jun 14th, 2009
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Hello Mahjong players of the world. I am Shintaro Konno. I want to ask all of you what kind of environment you are playing Mahjong in. If, like in Japan, there are many spots where you can play live games then there is no problem, but I think there are many of you playing most of your Mahjong online.
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Konno’s Kolumn #3: Discards and Mahjong SuperCup
Feb 13th, 2009
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Hello Mahjong players of the world, this is Shintaro Konno. In my last column I left you with a homework quiz. How did you do? It was a pattern that I didn’t explain in the example so it might have been a bit difficult. Let’s start by reviewing the question.
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Introducing Konno!
Nov 6th, 2008
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We have a new columnist at ReachMahjong.com! Konno was part of RM.com’s team which was at the World Series of Mahjong. Our new member is very keen on spreading the word of Mahjong internationally. In the meantime, here are some more details to get you excited!
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