Pokemon trading card game articles
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Tokyo Police Arrest Yakuza Leader For Stealing 25 Pokemon Trading Cards
Japan's once-mighty Yakuza, notorious figures in organised crime, has seemingly fallen on hard times. Tokyo police recently arrested a high-ranking member of the Takinogawa gang, part of the country's second-largest yakuza syndicate, the Sumiyoshi-kai. His crime? Stealing Pokémon cards.Yakuza, the Japanese equivalent of gangsters or mafiosos, was once a powerful force in organized crime. Their membership peaked in the 1960s at over 180,000. In 2013, US regulators assisted Japan in cracking down...
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Meet Raquinho, the raccoon who stopped MLS game and got Topps trading card for antics
An MLS star was born Wednesday night. He spent less than 3 minutes on the field during the New York City FC's 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union, but he has already earned one-name status. Raquinho. He's a raccoon who showed such skill while evading multiple Subaru Park staff members — some of whom were carrying large, plastic garbage cans to aid in their attempts to capture the furry invader — that he was given a name that referenced Brazilian soccer legend Ronaldinho. "SIGN HIM NOW," the...
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Ito Card Game Getting Western Localization
Arcane Wonders and Arclight Games have announced an English-language localization of the Ito Card Game, one of Japan's most popular board games.Read this article on TechRaptor