Reenergized partnership project will start in Japan, then spread to Universal Studios parks in other countries.
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After 30 years of waiting, combination Pokémon Trainers/Lego builders finally get the kits of their dreams.
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Crane games are big hits with foreign tourists and Japanese kids, so Family Mart is happy to have them come in and play.
We head to the Japan Mobility Show Kansai to take a closer look at the real, ridable Legendary Pokémon.
Bathhouse just north of Tokyo provides rubber Psyduckies, Ditto sauna stones, and other sights and scents to soothe tired Trainers.
Path through the forest of wild Pokémon could strain some visitors’ legs, ticket cost might be hard on their hearts.
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Lapras’ latest collaboration with the region it’s an ambassador for is now ready to receive fans and provide squeals of joy.
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