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Takeshobo Co. Ltd. (株式会社竹書房 Kabushiki-gaisha Takeshobō) is a major publisher in Japan.Takeshobo was founded in 1972 by Kyōichirō Noguchi starting Japan’s first Mahjong magazine Monthly Mahjong Magazine (月刊近代麻雀 Gekkan Kindai Mājan). Other magazines such as a magazine dedicated to mahjong-themed manga as well as a magazine dedicated to yonkoma manga were published. Furthermore a mahjong museum was founded.