Japanese TCG events closed due to threats: Events canceled in Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka

[BulbaBot]

Japanese TCG events closed due to threats: Events canceled in Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka

Japan's Mainichi Daily News has reported that several Pokémon Trading Card Game events in Tokyo, Nagoya and Fukuoka have been canceled to blackmail threats made against the Tokyo event that was supposed to happen April 12 and 13. A Saturday event in Nagoya and an April 29 event in Fukuoka have been canceled as a precaution.

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[Water Pokémon Master]

This news is a week old...

 

[Argy]

Well, no one told me about it until today. And no one else updates Bulbanews, so whatever.

 

[Sunain]

It only happened a couple days ago.

 

[Water Pokémon Master]

It did?

http://pokebeach.com/news/0408/pokemon-card-laboratory-threatened-police-investigation

I must have news from the future then.

 

[Sunain]

I must have news from the future then.

Good for you. Say 'Hi' to Doc Brown and Marty McFly.

 

[Water Pokémon Master]

Wouldn't that be cool, though? We'd know about new Pokemon before they were known!

Anyways, we still don't know how the Japanese players will make it to Worlds, so there may be additional news on this story later in the year.