ATHENS, Pa. (WETM) – An Athens man has been sentenced to serve at least 10 years in prison after he was convicted of raping a ...

Members of the yakuza, also known as the Japanese mafia, are apparently getting more interested in using Pokémon cards for ...

Thieves steal trading cards worth over $315,000 from a grading company as crime around the trading card industry keeps making ...

The Japanese side of the Pokemon TCG is the first place you'll find the newest card art before it makes its way over to ...

Pokemon are such a hot commodity again that the Japanese mob is using them to launder money, according to reports.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game has grown so valuable that Japanese crime syndicates are ... but holding so much value allowed them to be easily bought, transported, and sold abroad, the crime ...

This is considered one of the rarest Pokémon cards ever - it's estimated that less than 40 exist. It was issued to the winners of a Japanese illustration contest in 1998. It's sold for $195,000 ...

Over the years, some Pokémon cards have skyrocketed in value, and it seems some criminal groups in Japan have taken notice of them. The former head of the crime syndicate explained that ...

The game's biggest markets are Japan and the U.S., with Japan totaling 42 percent of revenue. Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket launched on Android and iOS devices in October. The game lets ...