Police suspect arson as fire at mahjong parlor kills 4 in Shizuoka

Tuesday 17th November, 06:00 AM JST

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BurakuminDes at 02:07 PM JST - 17th November

Gambling is an extremely dangerous pursuit in Japan, gambling houses are often set alight and people murdered. My advice - stay away from the Pachinko, Slot and Mahjong dens.

RIP to the poor punters.
Yelnats at 02:29 PM JST - 17th November

To bad about the deaths, but not sad to see the parlor gone. Do it to Pachinko too. Pachinko is like watching clothes dry in a dryer.
OgieDoggie at 02:41 PM JST - 17th November

Can anyone say "Japanese Mafia" was here?
kavikahi at 03:06 PM JST - 17th November

mah jong is a very enjoyable and social game, reminds me of gin rummy. Gambling can turn friends to enemies and humans to less, mmmm.... should I hate mah jong? naw, dont think so.
dammit at 07:08 PM JST - 17th November

Do mah jongg places normally stay open that late? Or open up that early? Is this normal? And I hope they had suitable fire-escapes, I hate hearing about poor victims running around screaming and trying to find the non-existent fire escapes.

And why no sprinklers or fire alarms? Especially after a previous arson attempt! Irresponsible.
kavikahi at 08:45 PM JST - 18th November

@ d-mit. Commonly parlors are occupied by patrons until sunrise and after.