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The 2002 World Championship in Mahjong was held at the Hotel Grand Place in Tokyo, Japan from October 23 to 27 in 2002. The title for this competition was "The Festival for Culture and Sport in Mah Jong". The competition ran under corporation of Ningbo City Mahjong Sport Association and Japan Mahjong Organizing Committee (JMOC). JMOC was formed with 4 Japanese organizations including Japan Mahjong Federation, All-Japan Mahjong Society, Japan Health Mahjong Association, Mahjong Museum. ==Competition== This championship is not certified as the official first worldwide championship in Mah jong because it had been held before World Mahjong Organization was formed in 2006. Although it was offered from China at first and it was going to be held in Ningbo which is known as the origin of Mah jong, the location was moved to Japan because a large event was going to be held there. For this reason, the competition was held at the Hotel Grand Palace in Iidabashi, Tokyo. 100 competitors with 25 teams from 8 nations: China, Japan, USA, Taiwan, Russia, Sweden, Netherlands took part in this competition. JMOC held primarily tournaments in Tokyo and Osaka.〔(第一届世界麻将锦标赛 1st World Championship in Mahjong )(in Chinese)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2002 World Championship in Mahjong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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