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Japanese jewellery brand U-Treasure has released a series of Pokemon-themed merchandise. The firm launched the “Pikachu Electric Motif” collection of rings for men and women to be available from the U-Treasure Shinjuku store in Tokyo and the K.uno Meitetsu…
Fila Korea has collaborated with Japanese VR game franchise Pokemon on a range of colourful sneakers. Available via Fila South Korea, the limited-edition shoes feature Pokemon characters including Bulbasaur, Charmander, Jigglypuff, Pikachu and Squirtle. The…
Japanese fans can step into a whole world of Pokemon in a new experiential store in Tokyo. The Pokemon Center brings the game franchise to life with a range of Pokemon merchandise on sale. This is the Japanese franchise’s third Pokemon Center, and by far its…
A Pokemon Hub will open in Tsim Sha Tsui’s K11 art mall in time for Christmas. Few details have been released, including the opening date, but the official Facebook page has been publishing images of items on their way from Tokyo. Pokemon stores in Japan…
While themed restaurants are usually temporary affairs in Japan, Tokyo is about to have its first permanent Pokemon diner. Opening in the Takashimaya department store in Nihonbashi, the cafe will feature food, drinks, and décor that draws on decades of…
Tokyo is getting the first ever permanent Pokemon Cafe. The Pokemon Company International announced that a new Pokemon Center “DX” retail store was opening up in the Takashimaya Nihombashi, an upscale department store in Japan. One of the main draws for the…
Asian fans of smartphone game Pokemon Go are hunting out the best telecom providers and network gear to overcome the hurdle posed by patchy network signals in their race to capture virtual cartoon characters. From Indonesia to Hong Kong and Cambodia, the wild…
Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission announced it would not ban Pokemon Go, then went straight ahead and asked Niantic for a de facto ban in practice anyway. NBTC Secretary General Takorn Tantasit held a press conference where he…
Starting tomorrow, Sunway Malls will be activating Pokémon Go lure modules at certain hours and at certain Poké stops for Pokémon Go fans. The participating malls from the Klang Valley are Sunway Pyramid, Sunway Putra Mall and Sunway Giza Mall. Sunway…
Thailand’s telecom regulator has summoned Pokemon master license holder True for urgent meetings today (9 August) and will order True to communicate with the franchise holder to set up Pokemon no-go zones. Dtac has confirmed it has also been summoned to give…
Thailand’s Culture Minister has warned people against playing Pokemon Go, especially in religious and historic sites while the Tourism and Sports ministry is seeking to use the game to promote the very same. Culture Minister Veera Rojpojanarat said Pokemon Go…
Indonesian civil servants have been ordered not to play Pokemon Go at work in a bid to protect “state secrets”, the latest sign of a growing backlash in the country against the smartphone game. Resistance is mounting in official circles to Pokemon Go, with…
Hong Kong’s CSL aims to take advantage of the global buzz around the augmented reality game Pokemon GO by offering free unlimited mobile data for the app as a promotional exercise. Once the game launches in Hong Kong, customers of both the CSL and 1O1O mobile…
“We are excited to announce that Pokémon GO is officially available to Trainers in Germany,” Pokemon Go announced on Wednesday (13/7) on its official website. With an official Indonesian release imminent, savvy businesses across the country have begun…
