{"id":131109,"date":"2023-01-10T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-143429"},"modified":"2023-01-10T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:30:00","slug":"pokemon-cards-targeted-in-series-of-trading-card-store-burglaries-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/01\/10\/pokemon-cards-targeted-in-series-of-trading-card-store-burglaries-in-tokyo\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Cards Targeted In Series Of Trading Card Store Burglaries In Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A number of burglaries at trading card stores have been reported in Tokyo, Japan, as a result of the rising popularity and value of Pok\u00e9mon cards. Since last summer, Japan Times<\/a> reports that damages from these burglaries are estimated to be around tens of millions of yen.<\/p>\n

According to an investigative source, there have been unprecedented five cases where the main target has been trading cards \u2014 and the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game<\/strong> is usually involved. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has reported on one specific case, where 60 cards \u2014 worth a staggering \u00a58.5 million \u2014 were stolen from a store in Machida, a city located in the western part of Tokyo.<\/p>\n

The Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game market has been rapidly growing, and in 2021, the popular game expanded for the fourth straight year (valued at \u00a5178.2 billion, says the Japan Toy Association). The value of many rare cards increased during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and as a result, it’s seen many people rush to try and get their hands on the rarest cards \u2014 either for their own collection or to sell. We’ve reported on a number of Pok\u00e9mon card-related incidents over the past few years in particular \u2014 some involving big-name YouTubers, and others just members of the public.<\/p>\n

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