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 ==History==
-Mahjong as a whole is only a roughly 100 year old game. Originating in China, the game managed to spread across the country, East Asia, and even to the United States during the 1920s. The riichi variant only started emerging in Japan after World War 2. The modern riichi variant played today began in the 1960's, while the addition of red 5's started appearing in the 1980's. Mahjong started out as a gambling game, though playing for fun or sport is also common.
+Mahjong as a whole is only a roughly 150 year old game. Originating in China, the game managed to spread across the country, East Asia, and even to the United States during the 1920s. Mahjong first came to Japan in 1909, though the riichi variant played today only emerged after the publication of the [[Hochi rules]] in 1952. The modern riichi variant played today began in the 1960's, and exploded in popularity after 1969 with mahjong celebrities, like [[Takeo Kojima]] and [[Gaisho Furukawa]], and the advent of professional mahjong. Mahjong video games became mainstream in the 1980's, and later online mahjong in 2007 after the release of [[Tenhou.net]]. Mahjong started out as a gambling game, though playing for fun or sport is also common.
 ==Basic Overview==