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Pokémon card game’s expansion features art from Fist of the North Star creator
- Casey Baseel
5 days ago - Tweet
Tetsuo Hara shows he can draw for both blood-soaked martial arts action and Pokémon.
- Japan
- (anime • art • Fist of the North Star • illustration • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • Pokémon Trading Card Game.Tetsuo Hara • trading card games • video games)
Pokémon Center Online designates first Pokémon items that will require Japanese ID card to buy
- Casey Baseel
Aug 5, 2026
Fans will need to be residents of Japan in order to buy these items from the Pokémon Center Online.
- Japan
- (anime • card games • collectible card games • manga • My Number Card • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • Pokémon Center Online • Pokémon Company • resellers • scalpers • trading cards)
Pokémon Card Stores requiring facial recognition scans for entry in Japan in latest anti-scalper move
- Casey Baseel
Jul 27, 2026
Gotta scan ‘em all if they want to get in.
- Japan
- (anime • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Card Store • pokemon cards • resellers • scalpers • trading card games • trading cards)
Japanese government sets up new group to deal with trading card boom
- Oona McGee
Jul 22, 2026
Trading cards have become so popular in Japan that the government is now getting involved, but what does this mean for fans?
- Japan
- (anime • card games • collectible card games • manga • My Number Card • news • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • Pokémon Center Online • Pokémon Company • resellers • scalpers • trading cards)
Japanese government ID card and app to be required for certain Pokémon card purchases next month
- Casey Baseel
Jul 14, 2026
The Pokémon Company is going to use the Japanese government’s My Number system. Will it be super effective in stopping scalpers?
- Japan
- (anime • card games • collectible card games • manga • My Number Card • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • Pokémon Center Online • Pokémon Company • resellers • scalpers • trading cards)
A visit to Sri Lanka’s knockoff knockoff Uniqlo (no, we didn’t stutter) to see its rare “Pikachus”
- Casey Baseel
Jul 6, 2026
Nicknack is the culmination of layers upon layers of branding quasi-copying, and also home to some very unusual Pikachus.
- Japan, S Asia
- (bootleg • COK • copy • funny • knockoffs • Meiso • Miniso • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • SNJO • Sri Lanka • Uniqlo • weird)
Pokémon Company to require Japanese government ID cards for some online Pokémon card purchases
- Casey Baseel
May 22, 2026
New system would prevent non-residents from buying certain items from Pokémon Center Online.
- Japan
- (anime • card games • collectible card games • manga • My Number Card • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • Pokémon Center Online • Pokémon Company • resellers • scalpers • trading cards)
Japanese Pokémon card shop grabs scissors as part of its plan to keep scalpers away
- Casey Baseel
May 7, 2026
Thwarting resellers isn’t always a snap, but maybe it could be a snip.
- Japan
- (anime • card games • collectible card games • Hareruya • Hareruya 2 • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • pokemon trading card game • resellers • scalpers • trading card games • video games)
Tokyo store makes you to pass a quiz in order to buy Pokémon cards as part of anti-scalper policy
- Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2026
As new shipment of Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion packs comes in, Bic Camera makes a new rule.
- Japan
- (anime • Bic Camera • card games • collectible card games • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • pokemon trading card game • resellers • scalpers • trading card games • video games)
Skyscraper sized Pokémon cards to appear in Tokyo all year long in Tocho projection mapping event
- Casey Baseel
Feb 23, 2026
Tokyo’s 242.9-meter (797-foot) city hall will be lit up with Pokémon cards starting this spring.
- Japan
- (amime • awesome • card games • COK • collectible card games • cool • cute • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon cards • Tocho • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building • trading card games)
Uniqlo includes a cool Easter egg for Pokémon card game players bundled with its new T-shirts
- Casey Baseel
Aug 20, 2025
If you’re picking up one of Uniqlo’s new Pokémon Trading Card T-shirts, you’re going to want to hold onto the tag.
- Japan
- (anime • clever • cool • fashion • manga • Pokemon • pokemon cards • Pokémon Pocket • pokemon trading card game • Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket • shirts • t-shirts • Uniqlo)
Yakuza lieutenant arrested in Tokyo for stealing Pokémon cards
- Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2024
Organized crime syndicate’s M.O. is looking a lot like Team Rocket’s.
Pikachu Van Gogh Pokémon card pulled from museum promotion for “safety and security” reasons
- Casey Baseel
Oct 16, 2023
Limited-edition card dubbed a safety hazard for guests and workers.
- Europe, Japan
- (anime • art • collectible cards • museums • Pikachu • Pokemon • pokemon cards • Pokémon x Van Gogh • Van Gogh Museum • video games)
How much will three packs of Pokémon cards bought overseas fetch in Japan?
- Krista Rogers
Sep 5, 2023
We were left speechless at the cards’ final resale value.
- Japan
- (COK • collectible card games • collectible cards • Mandarake • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • Singapore • SNJO • Yuichiro Wasai • Yuuichiro Wasai)
Humongous Charizard card, created with help from Pokémon fans, appears in Yokohama
- Casey Baseel
Aug 25, 2023
Charizard arrives late to the Pokémon art party, but still makes a big entrance.
- Japan
- (anime • Minato Mirai • Pokemon • Pokémon Card Art Walk • pokemon cards • video games • Yokohama)
Pokémon card shop in Osaka says it will refuse to buy cards from any Vietnamese people
- Casey Baseel
Aug 7, 2023
Broad-brush policy is lacking in fine details.
- Japan
- (cards • COK • collectible card games • foreigners in Japan • Pokemon • pokemon cards • resellers • scalpers • Vietnam • Yu-Gi-Oh!)
A beginner’s guide on how to keep your favorite trading cards in mint condition
- Krista Rogers
Jul 12, 2023
Tips for protecting cards from a new Pokémon collector.
- Japan
- (collectible • display • Maro • Pokemon • pokemon cards • protective • trading cards)
Okinawa man hired to steal 1,500 Pokémon cards arrested in Tokyo
- Master Blaster
Jun 14, 2023
The mastermind is still at large, but police are optimistic they’ll catch ’em all.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • burglary • card shop • crime • Okinawa • Pokemon • pokemon cards • theft • Tokyo • yami baito)
Tokyo Pokémon card shop blocks scalpers by limiting sales to kids only for part of its inventory
- Casey Baseel
May 2, 2023
Hareruya 2 doesn’t think kids should have to hope for a miracle in order to find Pokémon cards.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • collectible card games • cool • Hareruya • Hareruya 2 • kids • Pokemon • Pokémon card game • pokemon cards • resellers • scalpers)
Domino’s serves up Pokémon Halloween pizza for a limited time
- Oona McGee
Oct 29, 2022
Plus a free set of special Pokémon cards with every order.
- Japan, Korea
- (COK • cool • cute • Domino • Domino's • fast food • food • halloween • pizza • Poké Ball • Pokemon • pokemon cards • SNJO • Soon Pyon's • taste test • weird)
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Starbucks Japan releases new Bearista glass tumbler that changes character with every drink
Ichiran releases an at-home counter kit that turns your desk into a ramen restaurant
Move aside, Asahi Super Dry – Asahi Spice Beer is in town, and it’s hotter than you think
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Tokyo police arrest the Ame-zing Spider-Man
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Historical-themed illumination display returns to Osaka Castle this winter
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New Era celebrates three decades of Pokémon with new 30th anniversary cap line [Photos]
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Pokémon Company announces first-ever permanent Pokémon store to open outside Asia
Japan ends tax-free shopping system for foreign tourists, new refund request system now in effect
Japan’s TeamLab digital art group is opening a permanent museum in America
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Family Mart releases 47 convenience store socks and stickers, one for every prefecture in Japan
Chainsaw robots helping keep trains running safely in east Japan [Video]
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Studio Ghibli creates illustrated Kyoto sightseeing map, available at any 7-Eleven Japan store
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Tokyo subway installing new ticket gates that don’t accept payment through Suica or other IC cards
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