Japan Weighs Regulating Pokemon Cards Amid Trading Mania

Japan Eyes Regulating Pokémon Cards as $2.1B Market Fuels Counterfeiting and Money-Laundering Fears

Japan is moving closer to regulating high-value Pokémon cards and other trading cards as a childhood hobby becomes a multibillion-dollar market shadowed by counterfeiting, scalping and money-laundering concerns. A group within Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party has begun examining whether the booming trading card market needs clearer rules, according to reports. The move comes as Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh! and other collectable cards increasingly b…

Pokémon Card Trading Mania Is So Insane Japan’s Government Wants To Step In

Japan is floating new regulations on its trading card market as the value of the items drives counterfeiting and money laundering, Bloomberg reported.

Japan Weighs Regulating Pokémon Cards Amid Trading Mania

Japan, the home of Pokémon, is beginning to weigh regulating the booming trading card market, as values soaring into the millions of dollars fuel counterfeiting and money laundering.

Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania

The collecting and trading of cards, once a pastime confined to the schoolyard, is now a lucrative global market.

Japanese Lawmakers Form New Parliamentary Group To Tackle Trading Card Industry

Over the past few years, trading cards have boomed into a massive industry in Japan, fueled by franchises such as Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, and other multimedia properties from the country. Now, Japan’s r…