Pokemon Go safety: Japan issues 9 tips for players

The most emphatic protest came from the Izumo-taisha shrine, considered the second most sacred in Japan, which banned the use of Pokemon Go within its premises on Friday, according to its website.

In Japan, where fans have been waiting anxiously, the release has sparked a frenzy. Now, after weeks of anticipation, the mobile game has finally arrived in Japan-the very country that gave us these irresistibly kawaii monsters-and the Pokemon craze is expected to be even bigger. The game triggered a global phenomenon, which reportedly added $20 billion to the vault of Nintendo, and the company saw its share rising in Tokyo by 6.9 percent.

Pokevision is an enhanced interactive map that can display Pokemon locations around the world where the game is now released, and in real time.

Niantic is now looking beyond the Old Continent for the game as Pokemon Go was popularly launched in more countries in Europe during the weekend. “I want to play it immediately, ‘” Amaha said outside the colorful Sensoji Temple of her reaction when the app became available. It cautioned people about possibilities of scams and the importance of following personal safety while playing Pokemon Go.

Niantic revealed that “Pokemon GO” is “finally broadcasting” in Japan.

The game has been an unexpected, runaway success from Spain to Australia, doubling Nintendo’s value since the game’s launch in the United States earlier this month.

McDonald´s Japan and Pokemon Company, meanwhile, officially announced a collaboration whereby the fast food chain´s outlets will be key locations – gyms and PokeStops – for Pokemon Go players. There was also a case in which a boy playing the game on a street was shot dead by an unknown person in Guatemala. Apparently PokeVision has taken information or data from Niantic “Pokemon GO” servers and integrated that data to show those Pokemons in Google Maps.

The game has caused a number of incidents globally, including teenagers trespassing a nuclear power plant in the USA and people getting robbed while trying to catch virtual Pokemon creatures in secluded places.