Modern diplomacy is settled through high-stakes games of mahjong in this cult classic starring a fictionalized Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi. First serialized in Kindai Mahjong magazines, the 16-volume series pits Koizumi against caricatured world leaders including George W. Bush, Kim Jong-il, Vladimir Putin, Margaret Thatcher, and others.
 
(Source: Mahjong Pros)
 
Included one-shots: 
Volume 3: Ritz season.1 
Volume 4: Oretachi Kenou Shineitai 
Volume 11: Ritz season.2 
Volume 12: Lacross Shoujo Katagiri Ririn-san wa Totemo Moteru 
Volume 13: Ritz season.3

Global political figures such as The Pope, Kim Jong Il, George W. Bush and recent Japanese Prime Ministers play riichi mahjong against each other.

A younger Vladimir Putin is trailing a German scientist, former KGB, in Berlin. He finally finds him in a mahjong parlor, and decides to crush his hopes by defeating him in a game...

Oneshots about Saki author Kobayashi Ritz, who revolutionized the world of mahjong manga with her mix of "moe" and "mahjong".


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