Japan's professional mahjong league opens: seat positions and luck at the table
The M League 2026-27 season of Japan's professional mahjong league opened on 14 September, and players glance at their seat before sitting down. The table sayings "don't sit by the door" and "keep your back to a wall" have circulated for a long time — what they are really about, and how they differ from the expected value a professional is calculating.