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07-23-2016, 03:13 AM
'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 (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/pokemon-go-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 (https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/comments/4u202y/a_lots_of_chinese_players_using_fake_gps_went_to/).
The move has been described on the site as a "patriotic movement" on the side of China between two countries that have often (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11341139) been at odds with each other.
SEE ALSO: Japan suffers its first 'Pokémon Go' accident just hours after the game debuts (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/pokemon-go-japan-first-injury/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
The thread has sparked fierce debate on the site, with hundreds of comments discussing the prank. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/pokemon-go-asia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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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 (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/pokemon-go-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 (https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/comments/4u202y/a_lots_of_chinese_players_using_fake_gps_went_to/).
The move has been described on the site as a "patriotic movement" on the side of China between two countries that have often (http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-11341139) been at odds with each other.
SEE ALSO: Japan suffers its first 'Pokémon Go' accident just hours after the game debuts (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/pokemon-go-japan-first-injury/?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=)
The thread has sparked fierce debate on the site, with hundreds of comments discussing the prank. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/07/22/pokemon-go-asia/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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