Male card game champion retains title in national contest

Male card game champion retains title in national contest

OTSU, Japan - Satoshi Kishida (R) and Kentaro Haruno compete for the "Meijin" (Master) title at an annual national tournament of the "karuta" Japanese card game in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. Kishida retained the title in the men's division for the third year in a row.

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