'Pokémon Go' is getting political in Japan

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The world of Pokémon Go got political in Asia this week.

On the day the worldwide hit game finally came to Japan (which is incidentally the home of Pokémon), players in China started using GPS spoofers to take over Japanese gyms, according to a post on Reddit.

The move has been described on the site as a “patriotic movement” on the side of China between two countries that have often been at odds with each other.

The thread has sparked fierce debate on the site, with hundreds of comments discussing the prank. Read more…

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