M-League has announced that all mahjong events will instead be replaced with a staring contest.
In a statement, M-League wrote:
*stare*

Staring into the camera was popularized on February 19, 2024 after Nakabayashi stared at the camera after winning his game. When asked about the change, Nakabayashi simply replied:
*stare*

A day after Nakabayashi, Taro stared at the camera. When faced with reporters’ cameras, Taro looked into them and went
*stare*

On February 29, Kayamori stared at the camera as well. Posting on social media, Kayamori said:
*stare*

A day later, Yu stared at the camera. In an exclusive one-on-one interview, Yu told us
*stare*
Rumour has it that a 5-minute news conference is scheduled for the near future. It is expected that M-League chairman Fujita Susumu will go up to the podium, stare at the audience in silence, then leave.