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Hanafuda: How a Banned Card Game Defined the Pre-Pokémon Era

Before Mario, Nintendo sold hanafuda cards to the yakuza. Read the 400-year forbidden history of the flower cards that tricked the Shogun.

Japanese Resellers Are Turning Old Nintendo Employee Manuals Into Yen

You can make a profit selling anything on the Internet, it seems. In the latest trend, some resellers on Japanese sites like…

“Zelda Holiday”: Why Some in Japan Extended Their Long Vacation

The release of the latest installment of Nintendo's Zelda series saw some in Japan take off work - and some companies don't…